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"Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who is a female principal dancer. These dancers are the best in their companies who perform the lead roles in ballets, along with their male counterparts". [1]
Janet Collins, OblSB (March 7, 1917 – May 28, 2003) was an African American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher. She performed on Broadway, in films, and appeared frequently on television. [1] She was among the pioneers of black ballet dancing, one of the few classically trained Black dancers of her generation.
Ballet Now provides "an unfiltered look into the world of ballet through the eyes of New York City Ballet’s prima ballerina Tiler Peck – the first woman to curate The Music Center’s famed Ballet NOW program in Los Angeles." [1]
Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, and her daughter, Elise Paschen, tells PEOPLE how "exciting" it is to see her mother memorialized as a Barbie
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Maria Tallchief (1925–2013), Native American prima ballerina with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet; Marjorie Tallchief (1926–2021), first American to be "première danseuse étoile" at the Paris Opera Ballet; Helen Tamiris (1905–1966), pioneer of modern dance, contributing to the choreography of early musicals
However, she wished to be judged on the merits of her dance alone. "Above all, I wanted to be appreciated as a prima ballerina who happened to be a Native American, never as someone who was an American Indian ballerina," she wrote. [4] Tallchief was called "one of the most brilliant American ballerinas of the 20th century" by The New York Times ...
American prima ballerinas (62 P) Pages in category "American ballerinas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 338 total.