Author : Maria Tallchief
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 38,95 MB
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627797157
Read the story of the legendary ballerina who now adorns a $1 coin and a US quarter! A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her. "Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker
Author : Catherine Gourley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2002-07-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0399540083
Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide visual sidebars to the history of ballet while taking readers through the life of this amazing dancer.
Author : Jennifer Marino Walters
Publisher : Beginner Biography (Look! Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781634400497
"Maria Tallchief knew she wanted to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies, only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first prima ballerina. She was one of the best dancers in the world"--
Author : Lili Cockerille Livingston
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 1999-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806131344
This is the first authorized biography of four twentieth-century American Indian ballerinas: Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Marjorie Tallchief, and Yvonne Chouteau. Each grew up in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and went on to achieve international fame. Lili Cockerille Livingston, who worked with all four ballerinas during her own career as a dancer, draws upon her extensive interviews with the women to bring their stories to life while also shedding new light both on the development of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the now-defunct Harkness Ballet and Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.
Author : Christine Day
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593115805
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Maria Tallchief! In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Christine Day, readers learn about the amazing life of Maria Tallchief--and how she persisted. Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America's first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria! Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton, black-and-white illustrations throughout, and a list of ways that readers can follow in Maria Tallchief's footsteps and make a difference! And don’t miss out on the rest of the books in the She Persisted series, featuring so many more women who persisted, including Florence Griffith Joyner, Coretta Scott King, and more! Praise for She Persisted: Maria Tallchief: "A rich, clear picture of how one iconic Native dancer persisted." --Publishers Weekly "Inspiringly shows how Maria Tallchief persisted and made her dreams come true." --Kirkus Reviews
Author : Kate Moening
Publisher : Bellwether Media Incorporated
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2020-08
Category : Ballerinas
ISBN : 9781644872109
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Maria Tallchief. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author : Tobi Tobias
Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 1972-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780690518306
A biography of the Osage Indian girl from Oklahoma who became one of America's greatest ballerinas.
Author : Joel Lobenthal
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1611689430
At eighty-seven, Patricia Wilde remains a grande dame of the ballet world. As a young star she toured America in the company of the Ballet Russe. In her heyday in the 1950s and '60s, she was a first-generation member and principal dancer of New York City Ballet during the uniquely dramatic Balanchine era - the golden age of the company and its hugely gifted, influential, exploitative, and dictatorial director. In Wilde Times, Joel Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde and Balanchine, of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Diana Adams, Suzanne Farrell, Maria Tallchief, and many others thrillingly to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era - and some of the greatest tragedies. Through it all Patricia Wilde emerges as a figure of towering strength, grace, and grit. Wilde Times is the first biography of this seminal figure in American dance, written with the cooperation of the star, but wide-ranging in its use of sources to tell the full and intertwining stories of the development of Wilde, of Balanchine, and of American national ballet at its peak in the twentieth century.
Author : Janna DeVore
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1423607945
Little girls will love the ballet-themed recipes in this cookbook. Inspired by the ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and the perennial favorite, The Nutcracker, recipes like Meringue Tutus, Sugar Plum Fairy Pops, and Spanish Dancers' White Hot Chocolate are perfect for themed parties or any day of the year.
Author : Yvonne Wakim Dennis
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 33,77 MB
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1613742223
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Native American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have helped shape America, past and present. Nine geographical areas cover a variety of communities like the Mohawk in the Northeast, Ojibway in the Midwest, Shoshone in the Great Basin, Apache in the Southwest, Yupik in Alaska, and Native Hawaiians, among others. Lives of historical and contemporary notable individuals like Chief Joseph and Maria Tallchief are featured, and the book is packed with a variety of topics like first encounters with Europeans, Indian removal, Mohawk sky walkers, and Navajo code talkers. Readers travel Native America through activities that highlight the arts, games, food, clothing, and unique celebrations, language, and life ways of various nations. Kids can make Haudensaunee corn husk dolls, play Washoe stone jacks, design Inupiat sun goggles, or create a Hawaiian Ma'o-hauhele bag. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
