Maria Tallchief
(1925-2013)
American ballerina
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Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (?????-??͘?? "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: ??????-?????; 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.
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Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief 24 January 1925 Fairfax, Oklahoma
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11 April 2013 (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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