American Indian Ballerinas

by Lili Cockerille Livingston and Livingston

Book Overview

This is the first authorized biography of four twentieth-century American Indian ballerinas: Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Marjorie Tallchief, and Yvonne Chouteau. Each grew up in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and went on to achieve international fame. Lili Cockerille Livingston, who worked with all four ballerinas during her own career as a dancer, draws upon her extensive interviews with the women to bring their stories to life while also shedding new light both on the development of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the now-defunct Harkness Ballet and Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007CVXG2Y
• ISBN13: 9780806131344
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating

This book gives a very nice over-view of the four American Indian Ballerinas, tracing their careers and rise to stardom in a parallel fashion. You get a sense of where each dancer was in her training and her performance years with respect for the others. The easy going style paints a clear and accurate picture that dancers and non-dancers alike can enjoy.