Maria Tallchief

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American Osage person ballerina person prima ballerina

Maria Tallchief was a pioneering American ballerina of Osage heritage, celebrated as the first Native American prima ballerina and a leading star of the New York City Ballet in the mid-20th century.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → Osage person → ballerina → person → prima ballerina →
activeYears	1940s–1960s →
awardReceived	Induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame → Kennedy Center Honors → National Medal of Arts →
birthName	Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief →
burialPlace	Osage Nation Cemetery, Fairfax, Oklahoma →
causeOfDeath	complications from a hip fracture →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1925-01-24 →
dateOfDeath	2013-04-11 →
ethnicGroup	Osage Nation →
familyName	Tall Chief →
founded	Chicago City Ballet →
genre	classical ballet →
givenName	Elizabeth → Marie →
heritage	Osage and Scottish-Irish descent →
influencedBy	Russian ballet tradition →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo → New York City Ballet →
name	Maria Tallchief →
notableAchievement	first American to dance with the Paris Opera Ballet as a guest star →
notableFor	being a leading ballerina of the New York City Ballet → being the first Native American prima ballerina →
notableWork	Firebird → Swan Lake → The Nutcracker →
occupation	artistic director → ballerina → dance teacher →
placeOfBirth	Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States →
placeOfDeath	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
position	principal dancer at New York City Ballet →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
sibling	Marjorie Tallchief →
spouse	George Balanchine → Henry D. Paschen →
trainedIn	ballet →
workedWith	George Balanchine → Igor Stravinsky →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
School of American Ballet →	hasNotableAlumni
Maria Tallchief →	name
George Balanchine →	spouse