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 ...

Maria Tallchief in George Balanchine’s “Firebird,” a signature role, in a 1963 performance with New York City Ballet. Jack Mitchell/Getty Images ...

Tallchief was a member of the Osage Nation and a trailblazer in the Native American community who left an indelible mark on ballet history as America's first prima ballerina.

The dance world has been celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of Maria Tallchief, the first American prima ballerina and one of five Oklahoma-born dancers.

Despite assumptions to the contrary, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief showed that Indigenous people could not just exceed the standards of Western arts but also set new ones, writes associate professor ...

Maria Tallchief is a fixture in ballet history. The dancer, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, which is why Mattel is honoring her with an Inspiring Women Barbie doll.

Native American News 75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina Published: Dec. 23, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

However, when the curtain rose, Tallchief turned in an electric performance that embodied the magical Firebird of lore, completing the difficult jump with such grace that, as she recounted in her ...

However, when the curtain rose, Tallchief turned in an electric performance that embodied the magical Firebird of lore, completing the difficult jump with such grace that, as she recounted in her ...

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 ...