Maria Tallchief 𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰 | |
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![]() Tallchief in 1961 | |
Born | Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief January 24, 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | April 11, 2013 | (aged 88)
Occupation | Prima ballerina |
Years active | 1942–1966 |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Spouses | Elmourza Natirboff
(m. 1952; div. 1954)Henry D. Paschen Jr.
(m. 1956; died 2004) |
Children | Elise Paschen |
Career | |
Former groups | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo New York City Ballet |
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Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰 "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: 𐒼𐒱𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒰-𐓆𐓈𐒷𐓊𐒷; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013), was an Osage and American 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.[1][2][3][4]
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