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- 1925-01-24
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- 2013-04-11
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Acting · Fairfax - Oklahoma - USA
Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, was an American ballerina. She was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She was the first Native American to hold the rank, and is said to have revolutionized ballet. Almost from birth, Tallchief was involved in dance, starting formal lessons at age three. When she was eight, her family relocated from her birth home of Fairfax,…
Known for
- Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas — Herself1989
- The Kennedy Center Honors — Self1978
- The Bell Telephone Hour — Self1959
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self1956
- Million Dollar Mermaid — Pavlova1952
- Your Show of Shows1950
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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 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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1925 births2013 deaths20th-century American ballet dancers20th-century American educators20th-century American women educators20th-century Native American people20th-century Native American womenAmerican ballet teachersAmerican people of Scotch-Irish descentAmerican prima ballerinasBallet Russe de Monte Carlo dancersFive Moons