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, — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role, — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
What's important is that I'm working with very talented young people. — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
Above all, I wanted to be appreciated as a prima ballerina who happened to be a Native American, never as someone who was an… — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role, — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
“If anything at all, perfection is not when there is nothing to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
I don't mind being listed alphabetically. I do mind being treated alphabetically. — Maria Tallchief Copy Share Image
