Thursday, April 1, 2010

71. Maria Tallchief


As Lucy was making people laugh, Maria Tallchief (1925-) was dancing. Born on an Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma, she became a prima ballerina of the New York Citry Ballet and the first American ballerina to win international fame.

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  1. I would have loved to have seen her dance. Look at how elegantly she poses en pointe.

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