Maria Tallchief & Royes Fernandez in Les Sylphides (vaimusic.com) 

Although her sister Marjorie was a prima ballerina in her own right... to me, no one compares to Maria Tallchief in beauty, technique, passion and pefection. God bless her, and her sister ballerinas...Oklahoma's own Five: Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Moscelyne Larkin. They shaped the face of dance, and changed it forever.

WOw, that' s the most poetic footage I've ever seen of Tallchief -- BEAUTIFUL back leg in arabesque, especially hte foot, wonderful stillness, and such musicality. The man's costume, redhotpinktwink, is the same that Nijinsky wore when he originated the role. Fernandez dances it very poeticdally; the designs are by the great Alexandre benois

my teacher's mentor, Royes Fernandez. Have never seen him dance. Thank you for posting!

I just got to meet Miss Tallchief & her daughter, poet Elise Paschen, yesterday at a Chicago screening of the Sandy Osawa PBS documentary, "Maria Tallchief." At 83 years, Miss Tallchief is still beautiful, elegant, articulate & sophisticated. The filmmaker is looking for funding to expand the 57 minute movie to a theatrical length. She would then be able to extend the dance sequences. Osawa said there are a lot of politics & expense involved with owners of Tallchief film clips.

Is there absolutely NO video footage anywhere of this angel performing Firebird?! If so, that has to be the saddest tragedy of our dance history - not just for America, but for the world of dance, period....Maria Tallchief - a GENIUS unparalleled. Oklahoma is grateful to have you and your sister ballerinas. TIMELESS.

Mme. Tallchief's ballet technique may be of the highest Romantic order. Had she danced with or for the great Romanticist Fokine it would have been pure divinity. I think we should have more [and nothing but] Romantic esthetics. Please, see Dr Rand's "The Romantic Manifesto": at the Ayn Rand Bookstore. Thank you, Ms. Tallchief and God bless you. - E. Bonczyk II.

Ms. Tallchief's ballet technique may be of the highest Romantic order. Had she danced with or for the great Romanticist Fokine it would have been pure divinity. I think we should have more [and nothing but] Romantic esthetics. Please, see Dr Rand's "The Romantic Manifesto": at the Ayn Rand Bookstore. Thank you, Ms. Tallchief and God bless you. - E. Bonczyk II.

XtransylvanianX There must be some talent in you with that background. Romanians are also great sopranos and gymnasts, as well as ballet. How does Romania produce so many stars for such a small country? Mme. Tallchief is also quite a relative to have. She was not the only Tallchief to be a famous ballerina either. Thank you for sharing your story with us. :)

cool! she taught my mom for many years at the Lyric Opera

@usmcholmans tragedy is putting it mildly

Beautiful, she is so wonderful!

RIP Maria Tallchief.

Just love the mans blouse. Cant take my eyes off his fab sleeves!