Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925-2013) · United States · On the map · Died at 88
Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank. Together with Georgian-American choreographer George Balanchine, she is widely considered to have revolutionized American ballet.
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2013Died11 April 20131996Kennedy Center HonorsAwardNational Women's Hall of FameAward1965Capezio Dance AwardAward1925Born24 January 1925
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Tallchief with Erik Bruhn in 1961
Tallchief as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Nicholas Magallanes as her cavalier The Nutcracker (1954)
Tallchief in a 1955 promotion for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Tallchief on the front cover of Dance Magazine in 1954
Publisher Rudolf Orthwine presents Tallchief with a Dance Magazine award on April 28, 1961
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Lived 1925 to 2013 · aged 88
