SUNY ONEONTA — The Fokine Ballet Company, the nonprofit ballet company of the Decker School of Ballet, will present its 36th annual performance of The Nutcracker at SUNY Oneonta’s
Maria Tallchief, ballet dancer whose exquisite technique was enhanced by her energy, speed, and grace. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the United States, she was also the muse of choreographer George Balanchine. Born in a town on an Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma, Maria Tallchief
George Balanchine, most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism, include The Nutcracker (1954) and Don Quixote (1965), both pieces choreographed for the New York City Ballet, of which he was a founder
She was an Osage dancer She was also America s first prima ballerina nationalgeographic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalgeographic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.