Lucia Chase
Lucia Chase was an American dancer, actress, ballet director and co-founder of the American Ballet Theatre in New York City.
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Marjorie Tallchief
Marjorie Tallchief was a ballerina from the Native American Osage Nation, and was the first Native American to be “première danseuse étoile” of the Paris Opera Ballet and performed with the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.
Moscelyne Larkin
Moscelyne Larkin was one of the “Five Moons”, Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who gained international fame in the 20th century, along with Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower and sisters Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief.
Rosella Hightower
Rosella Hightower was an American ballerina who achieved fame in the United States and Europe.
Joan Benesh
British ballet dancer who, with her husband, developed the Benesh Movement Notation, the leading British system of dance notation.
Ludmilla Chiriaeff
Ludmilla Chiriaeff CC GOQ was a Latvian-Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director, who created more than 300 ballets for television and stage.