Dance icon Molly Ahye dies

Ahye died around 4 am on Thursday morning.
A student of the late Beryl McBurnie, founder of the Little Carib Theatre, Ahye was born Molly Leotaud on May 29, 1933. 
She was a principal dancer with The Little Carib Company founded by McBurnie and authored two books on dance: Golden Heritage, the Dance in Trinidad and Tobago in 1978 and Cradle of Dance: Beryl McBurnie and The Little Carib Theatre in 1983.
Ahye was a lecturer in African and Caribbean culture and held a PhD from New York University. 
In 1980, she received the Humming Bird Medal (Gold) for her outstanding contribution to cultural development.
Ahye was also an Orisa priestess. In 1979, she committed to the faith after she was introduced to Dr Marta Morena Vega, founder of the Caribbean Cultural Centre in New York which led her to reconnect with the Orisa and Voodun faiths as practised in the diaspora. 
In 1994 she was inducted as the Chief Iyalorisha of Opa Orisha of Trinidad and Tobago. 
Among her achievements was the introduction of dance in worship in 1969, choreographing dances for various inter-faith services. 
Source:  The Loop