'Nutcracker' recalls greatness of Osage ballerina Maria Tallchief

From: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) | Date: December 24, 2003| Author: Adams, Jim | Copyright information


Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)

12-24-2003

NEW YORK - Most American children get their first exposure to ballet from
holiday performances of the fantasy "The Nutcracker." But very few will
know how deeply the production is linked to a shy Osage girl who became one
of America's first international star ballerinas.

The connection came into the spotlight recently in a gala New York City
Ballet celebration of 50 years of its "Nutcracker" product...

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