“And that figure was Maria Tallchief, prima ballerina ... and people could tune into major networks to see her dance. Suzanne Farrell, a later Balanchine muse, recalled at Tallchief ...

The Tallchief girls, who by then had joined their two last names, excelled under their new instructors, and Maria would go on to join the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, a prestigious dance company ...

On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s premiere of ...

Runsabove said the first Oklahoman Native American Barbie means much for the dance world and Tallchief’s family ... to continue to honor Maria's legacy and her family, who have done an amazing ...

Maria Tallchief, widely considered America’s first ... darling and a symbol of a more diverse France. Ronald K. Brown’s dance, “Grace,” has become an enduring classic for the Alvin Ailey ...