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Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

Maria Tallchief, Larry Kaplan

Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co., April 15, 1997)

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

Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

Maria Tallchief, Larry Kaplan

eBook (Henry Holt and Co., June 30, 2015)

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

Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

Larry Kaplan, Maria Tallchief

Paperback (University Press of Florida, April 9, 2005)

The definitive autobiography in a new paperback edition! "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."--The New Yorker "Tallchief's autobiography provides us with many stories, insights, even passing remarks that shed light on both this crucial moment in dance history and Balanchine's elusive personality. Tallchief has now given us her definitive and convincing account of Balanchine as choreographer, teacher, husband, friend."--New York Times Book Review