She began her theatrical training at an early age in classes for ballet, tap dancing, and drama at the Sue Keller Studio.
[3] At Juilliard from 1956 to 1958, Noll was strongly influenced by the example of Martha Hill, modern dancer and founding director of the Dance Division.
In New York City, Hammond performed with the William Hug Dance Company (1956-1959) and with the Ballet Repertory Dancers (1958-1960), directed by Mara and Mahoney.
She danced as a soloist and guest artist with the Connecticut Opera Company (1961-1964) and, in San Francisco, as a corps member of the Pacific Ballet (1964-1965), directed by Alan Howard.
[4] During these years, Hammond expanded her career as performer to include work as a ballet teacher, lecturer, and administrator in academic dance programs.
[7] Throughout her academic career, Hammond was a popular guest artist, lecturer, and workshop leader at numerous institutions and venues around the world.
At the end, after leaving center stage, she would linger nearby, encouraging spectators to continue applauding, and then would demurely come out again, smiling sweetly, for yet one more gracious bow.
Internationally, she has appeared in Copenhagen, Paris, London, Ghent, Toronto, Leuven, Sydney, Turku, Helsinki, Mexico City, and Mérida, Yucatán.
In 1989, she received a presidential citation for meritorious teaching at the University of Hawaii; in 2000, she was a member of the planning committee for the International Early Dance Conference in Belgium.