Tallchief
[ tawl-cheef ]
/ ˈtɔlˌtʃif /
noun
Maria,1925–2013,
U.S. ballet dancer.
Example sentences from the Web for tallchief
She and Balanchine parted ways in the early 50s, and he would have other muses, but Tallchief was the template for them all.
The Deaths You Missed This Year |Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson |December 30, 2013 |DAILY BEASTTallchief was soon married to famed Russian choreographer George Balanchine, despite the 21-year age difference.
Farewell to America’s Ballerina: Remembering Maria Tallchief |Nina Strochlic |April 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST