Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief was important and famous character in history, because she was the first major prima ballerina and was the first Native American to hold the rank. Tallchief was one of the country's leading ballerina from the 1940’s to the ‘60s. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she studied ballet for years, working with Ernest Belcher and Bronislava Nijinska. During her early career, in the 1940’s,Maria danced with the ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Maria Tallchief was important and famous character in history, because she was the first major prima ballerina and was the first Native American to hold the rank. Tallchief was one of the country's leading ballerina from the 1940’s to the ‘60s. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, where she studied ballet for years, working with Ernest Belcher and Bronislava Nijinska. During her early career, in the 1940’s,Maria danced with the ballet Russe de Monte Carlo