A muse of Balanchine

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: April 13, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

MARIA TALLCHIEF America's Prima Ballerina By Maria Tallchief, with Larry Kaplan. Henry Holt. 352 pp. Illustrated. $25. Christine Temin writes about dance for the Globe.

Maria Tallchief begins a book about her life with George Balanchine's death. Even though the ballerina and the choreographer divorced in 1952 after only six years of marriage, he was the defining factor in her life until his death in 1983.

"Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina" serves several purposes. It chronicles the life of the dancer whose Native American ancestry, glorious technique, and pioneering appearances on ...

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