Ball, Elmer M. Skeets Jr.

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NAME: Elmer M. "Skeets" Ball, Jr.


Biography: Elmer M. "Skeets" Ball Jr., internationally known dancer, dance instructor, choreographer and costume designer, died Nov. 29. He was 52 and lived in Center City. Ball, who spent much of the 1960s in Paris under the professional name of Matthew Cameron, was better known to dance patrons in Europe than in his hometown. He was a member of a troupe that performed for the Queen of England, and he did extensive work for Australian and Swedish television


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Date of Death (delete if non-applicable): 52

Age at Death (delete if non-applicable): 11/29/1988


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"Skeets" as I knew him was an exceptional talent! He was an ammazing teacher, artist and historian. I worked and trained with him as a dancer and was so blown away by his untimely death as were others who were working with him at the time. His dancing spirit lives on! Michel Hinson