At George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, Tallchief fulfilled her ambition of becoming America’s prima ballerina, marking a historic milestone as the first Native American artist to attain ...

In that moment, Tallchief had no idea that she was about to make history, not only for the New York City Ballet, but in her journey toward becoming America’s first prima ballerina. To be a prima ...

Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina ... Tallchief's outfit from her performance in The Firebird at the New York City Ballet: as Paschen describes it, "a fiery red ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan on Nov. 27, 1949, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s ...