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Maria Tallchief was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma.
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Maria started ballet with her little sister, Marjorie. Their teacher was Mrs.Sabin.
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Maria and her family moved to L.A. for business complications and Maria and Marjorie started ballet with a new ballet teacher, Ernest Belcher.
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Maria graduated high school and got her first gig dancing in a movie called, "Presenting Lily Mars".
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Maria and her friend went to New York to audition for Ballet Russe and Maria made it.
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When 21, Maria married Ballet Russe choreographer, George Balanchine.
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George choreographed a solo dance for Maria called "Firebird" and because of that dance, Maria became the world's first prima balleria.
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Maria divorced George for not being a respectful husband.
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Married Henry Pachen and had a daughter named Elise.
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Maria's dad had died from a sudden illness and Maria had gotten very depressed that she stopped her carrier of dancing but she still taught ballet to her daughter.
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Maria died from complications stemming from a hip injury.
