Maria Tallchief, America's First Prima Ballerina - American Indians in Ballet
Maria Tallchief was American's first Prima Ballerina. Tallchief the daughter of an Osage Chief conquered the ballet world with her beauty and grace.
She and her sister Majorie Tallchief founded the Chicago Ballet.
The strong tradition of American Indians in ballet is little known.
The top ballerina's were American Indians called the ''Five Moons''..They included,
Maria Tallchief (Osage), Majorie Tallchief (Osage), Moscelyne Larkin (Shawnee/ Peoria), Resella Hightower (Choctow), Yvonne Clouteau (Shawnee/Cherokee).
This is a very long article with many photos and video's. It worth reading and watching the whole thing.
LINK TO ARTICLE
http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/maria_tallc...
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One beautiful, beautiful, beautiful woman - admired and revered all over the world for her talent.
WOW! Very impressive. I didn't know about these talented ballerinas.....thanks for posting this!
Of the three photo above, the bottom one has always fascinated me, 1st.
Stunning in beauty and talent!
Thank you for posting information relevant to the history of our nation, unfortunately never taught in our schools. I'm happy to be a pupil again!
Your welcome RW. The ''Five Moons'' were incredible.
Happy that you enjoyed the article Lynne.
She and the ''Five Moons'' were incredible talents.
Damn! What a fox!
It would have been an unforgetable honor to have seen any of these ladies perform.
Great article Kavika.
Larry, it's about talent, it's not about looks. Well, maybe a little, or a lot.
Thanks Larry, an amazing group of talent.
Something to share:
The photos show her beauty . Here is her artistry demonstrated :
"Maria married her second husband, Henry "Buzz" Paschen in 1956."
Hah! Another "Buzz" who could recognize beauty and talent when he saw it."
Thanks petey.
Thanks Feronia.
Watching the videos of her in ''Firebird'' was amazing.
LOL, your good buzz.
I know next to nothing about ballet. But I do know grace and beauty when I see it ambiv.