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11/04/2013 Prima ballerina Maria Tallchief dies

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Women's History Minute: "Maria Tallchief"

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Balanchine Foundation Interview: Maria Tallchief FIREBIRD

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Legendary New York prima ballerina Maria Tallchief dies at 88

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Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes - 'Allegro brillante'

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Maria Tallchief on Tanaquil Le Clercq

Tallchief was considered America's first major prima ballerina and was the first Native American to hold the rank. She traveled the world, becoming the first American to perform in Moscow's Bolshoi Theater. In December 2012, Tallchief broke her hip and died in April 2013 from complications stemming from the injury.