Tallchief: A ballerina in step with Balanchine: Dancer still soars in works that the famed choreographer created for her.(Arts)

From: The Washington Times | Date: December 1, 1996| Author: Lewis, Jean Battey | Copyright information

NEW YORK - "You know the wonderful thing about dancing George Balanchine's ballets? I felt like a queen. I walked in and people bowed, the men offered me their hands."

Ballerina Maria Tallchief, a 1996 Kennedy Center honoree, is talking about the aristocratic world of classical ballet and specifically the focus of her life as a dancer - working with Balanchine, universally considered the greatest choreographer of the 20th century.

A few weeks ago, Miss Ta...

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