Friday, April 12, 2013

Maria Tallchief aka Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief

Prima ballerina -- via the Washington Post. As muse and wife of choreographer George Balanchine, she danced in pivotal works such as his "Firebird," "Orpheus," and "Symphony in C." Incidentally, the first Native American prima ballerina, and the first American to dance at the Bolshoi.







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