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Tallchief

American  
[tawl-cheef] / ˈtɔlˌtʃif /

noun

  1. Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.


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Nor will it ever be too late to encounter Wilma Rudolph or Maria Tallchief.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021

Marjorie Tallchief noted the immense influence the Ballet Russe had on small towns as it made its way through the country.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

It was in Beverly Hills that Maria made the adjustment from Tall Chief to Tallchief.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

“I’m very glad we did it,” Marjorie Tallchief, 94, said recently, on the phone from her home in Delray Beach, Fla. “It was amazing, at that time, that they got us all together.”

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

The Osage have long been linked to the world of classical dance, having produced two of the greatest ballerinas, the sisters Maria and Marjorie Tallchief.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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