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Apr 10, 2024 · Maria Tallchief was a ballet dancer whose exquisite technique was enhanced by her energy, speed, and grace. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the United States, she was also the muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
Apr 12, 2013 · Maria Tallchief, a daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation, found her way to New York and became one of the most brilliant American ballerinas of the 20th...
Tallchief and Magallanes in The Nutcracker (1954) by Dance Magazine National Women’s History Museum. Maria starred in many NYCB productions from its founding until 1965. Her standout...
Oct 27, 2023 · Maria Tallchief refused to abandon her Osage Nation roots—and came to symbolize a new era for American ballet. Now, she’s been recognized with a U.S. quarter in her honor.
As prima ballerina, Tallchief not only broke barriers for Native Americans, she also became one of the only Americans recognized in European ballet companies. Tallchief died on April 11, 2013. By: Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow
Nov 19, 2023 · Elizabeth Marie Tallchief was born in 1925 on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma, the discovery of oil on Osage land made her family wealthy. It also led to the reign of terror in the early...
Apr 12, 2013 · Maria Tallchief, who broke barriers to become one of the most respected American ballerinas, died on Thursday of complications from a broken hip. She was 88. The New York Times reports that...
