tallchief, maria

Biography of four twentieth century Native American ballerinas, Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Marjorie Tallchief, and Yvonne Chouteau, discussing their careers, childhoods in Oklahoma, challenges of combining marriage and motherhood with a dancing career, and recent work as mentors and teachers to aspiring dancers.

A biography of the Osage Indian girl who became a world-renowned ballerina.

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

Ballerina Maria Tallchief describes her childhood on an Osage reservation, the development of her love of dance, and her rise to success in that field.

Describes the life of the American ballerina and descendant of the Osage tribe.

Tells the story of ballerina Maria Tallchief, focusing on her Native American background and her rise to fame with the New York City Ballet.

Autobiography of American ballerina Maria Tallchief in which she tells how the daughter of a full-blooded Osage Indian father and a Scots-Irish mother came to be one of the world's legendary performers, and discusses her marriage to ballet master George Balanchine, her other romances, and her illustrious career.

Presents a biography of Maria Tallchief, the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.