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Maria Tallchief

Author: Maria Tallchief

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1627797157

Read the story of the legendary ballerina who now adorns a $1 coin and a US quarter! A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her. "Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker

Tallchief

Author: Maria Tallchief

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2001-10-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0142300187

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Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief's rise to become America's prima ballerina will captivate young readers.

Who Was Maria Tallchief?

Author: Catherine Gourley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-07-22

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 0399540083

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Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide visual sidebars to the history of ballet while taking readers through the life of this amazing dancer.

Maria Tallchief

Author: Jennifer Marino Walters

Publisher: Beginner Biography (Look! Book

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634400497

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"Maria Tallchief knew she wanted to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies, only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first prima ballerina. She was one of the best dancers in the world"--

She Persisted: Maria Tallchief

Author: Christine Day

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-11-16

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 0593115805

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Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Maria Tallchief! In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Christine Day, readers learn about the amazing life of Maria Tallchief--and how she persisted. Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America's first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria! Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and a list of ways that readers can follow in Maria Tallchief's footsteps and make a difference! A perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum. And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Florence Griffith Joyner, Coretta Scott King, and more! Praise for She Persisted: Maria Tallchief: "A rich, clear picture of how one iconic Native dancer persisted." --Publishers Weekly "Inspiringly shows how Maria Tallchief persisted and made her dreams come true." --Kirkus Reviews

American Indian Ballerinas

Author: Lili Cockerille Livingston

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1999-03-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780806131344

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This is the first authorized biography of four twentieth-century American Indian ballerinas: Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Marjorie Tallchief, and Yvonne Chouteau. Each grew up in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and went on to achieve international fame. Lili Cockerille Livingston, who worked with all four ballerinas during her own career as a dancer, draws upon her extensive interviews with the women to bring their stories to life while also shedding new light both on the development of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the now-defunct Harkness Ballet and Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.

Maria Tallchief

Author: Tobi Tobias

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 1972-10

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780690518306

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A biography of the Osage Indian girl from Oklahoma who became one of America's greatest ballerinas.

Maria Tallchief

Author: Kate Moening

Publisher: Bellwether Media Incorporated

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781644872109

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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Maria Tallchief. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Maria Tallchief American Ballerina

Author: Adele De Leeuw

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company

Published: 1975-08-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780440453932

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A biography of the Osage Indian who became one of America's foremost ballerinas.

Wilde Times

Author: Joel Lobenthal

Publisher: University Press of New England

Published: 2016-06-07

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1611689430

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At eighty-seven, Patricia Wilde remains a grande dame of the ballet world. As a young star she toured America in the company of the Ballet Russe. In her heyday in the 1950s and '60s, she was a first-generation member and principal dancer of New York City Ballet during the uniquely dramatic Balanchine era - the golden age of the company and its hugely gifted, influential, exploitative, and dictatorial director. In Wilde Times, Joel Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde and Balanchine, of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Diana Adams, Suzanne Farrell, Maria Tallchief, and many others thrillingly to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era - and some of the greatest tragedies. Through it all Patricia Wilde emerges as a figure of towering strength, grace, and grit. Wilde Times is the first biography of this seminal figure in American dance, written with the cooperation of the star, but wide-ranging in its use of sources to tell the full and intertwining stories of the development of Wilde, of Balanchine, and of American national ballet at its peak in the twentieth century.