Maria Tallchief obituary by Judith Cruickshank

Brilliant ballerina celebrated for her lengthy association with New York City BalletMaria Tallchief, who has died aged 88, was the quintessential American ballerina. As the dancer Jacques d'Amboise put it: "The English have their Fonteyn; the French, Chauviré; the Russians, Ulanova; the Cubans, Alonso; and now the US could claim their Tallchief." At the height of her career she was considered to be t…

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