Maria Tallchief
(1925-2013)
American ballerina
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Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tallchief (Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013) was an American ballerina. She was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She was the first Native American (Osage Nation) to hold the rank, and is said to have revolutionized 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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George Balanchine 1904-1983 Russian-American choreographer and ballet master and master teacher · m. 1946; div. 1952
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