"At the height of her career she was considered to be the most technically brilliant ballerina the US had ever produced."
#MariaTallchief
1925-2013
Born on this day
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Osage native Maria Tallchief was the first American crowned Prima Ballerina. #mariatallchief #primaballerinas #nativeamericanhistory #nativeamericanheritage2025 #captainjuneteenth ##americanindianhistory #osagehistory #nycballet
youtube.com/shorts/NroxE... NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2025. ##blacksky #captainjuneteenth #mariatallchief #primaballerinas #nativeamericanhistory2025 ##nativeamericanheritage2025
Maria Tallchief, the first Native American Ballerina and first prima ballerina of New York City Ballet, 1947–65.
Photo: George Platt Lynes
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'Blood Wolf Moon' by Elise Paschen, published by @redhenpress.bsky.social
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#OnThisDay in 2013, #MariaTallchief, American prima #ballerina (The Nutcracker), died at 88. 🪦
#RIP
MARIA TALLCHIEF
A member of the Osage Nation, She rose to fame as the star of the New York City Ballet, collaborating with choreographer George Balanchine and performing iconic roles in The Firebird, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
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Memoir follows Maria Tallchief's childhood to becoming a Ballerina. She was the first Native American (Osage) prima ballerina. If you don't want to read a whole book on ballet check out her dancing&photographs She changed Americanballet as we knowit #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #mariatallchief
🩰 Maria Tallchief didn’t just dance—she revolutionized ballet. As the first Native American prima ballerina, she broke barriers and redefined excellence in the arts. Her legacy lives on in every dancer she inspired. #WomensHistoryMonth #MariaTallchief
Birthday Remembrances. Today, Jan 24, 1925 – #MariaTallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013) was born.
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Mattel has released a new doll showcasing Osage Native-American prima ballerina Maria Tallchief, part of their Barbie Inspiring Women series.
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#MariaTallchief 🩰🩷
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Sketching Maria. I should take the time to do her justice, larger scale; unfortunately being the warmup in this session. #MariaTallchief #ballet #graphite
"Keeping on my toes" with some small, quick ballerina portraits: Maria Tallchief, who has a Barbie out RN; and Gelsey Kirkland, forever "Clara" to me.
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Now live! The new Barbie Inspiring Women Maria Tallchief Doll from Mattel ~
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A estrela do #ballet que era de origem #osage: a grande Maria Tallchief #mariatallchief
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Maria Tallchief was one of America's first prima ballerinas and an Indigenous American.
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