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Maria Tallchief

1925 - 2013

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Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (𐓏𐒰𐓐𐒿𐒷-𐓍𐓂͘𐓄𐒰 "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: 𐒼𐒱𐒹𐒻𐒼𐒰-𐓆𐓈𐒷𐓊𐒷; January 24, 1925 – April 11, 2013), was an Osage and American ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank. Together with Georgian-American choreographer George Balanchine, she is widely considered to have revolutionized American ballet. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Tallchief is the 70th most popular dancer (down from 47th in 2019), the 6,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,524th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Maria Tallchief ranks 70 out of 116. Before her are John Cranko, Yvette Chauviré, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Tamara Khanum, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Lydia Lopokova. After her are Vera Karalli, Marie Rambert, Alvin Ailey, Sylvie Guillem, Alicia Markova, and Olga Spessivtseva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Maria Tallchief ranks 301. Before her are Joan Mitchell, Isidore Isou, Dany Dauberson, Geir Hallgrímsson, Antonio Puchades, and Art Buchwald. After her are Martha Vickers, José Parra Martínez, Cornell Borchers, Michal Vičan, Axel Schandorff, and Shirley Strickland. Among people deceased in 2013, Maria Tallchief ranks 283. Before her are Huell Howser, Ottavio Missoni, Gerino Gerini, Olena Chekan, Antonio Puchades, and Ramon Dekkers. After her are Donald Byrd, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Nadezhda Popova, Bobby Bland, Ingvar Rydell, and August Schellenberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maria Tallchief ranks 6,418 out of 20,380. Before her are Jack Oakie (1903), Helene Madison (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), and Everlast (1969). After her are James Blish (1921), Lynn Conway (1938), Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Don McNeill (1918), and Al Ernest Garcia (1887).

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Among DANCERS In United States

Among dancers born in United States, Maria Tallchief ranks 8. Before her are Josephine Baker (1906), Martha Graham (1894), Merce Cunningham (1919), William Forsythe (1949), John Neumeier (1939), and Adam Darius (1930). After her are Alvin Ailey (1931), Frankie Manning (1914), Katherine Dunham (1909), Yvonne Rainer (1934), Doris Humphrey (1895), and Twyla Tharp (1941).

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