num_pages: 368
description: The definitive autobiography in a new paperback edition! "Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment. . . . Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."--The New Yorker  "Tallchief's autobiography provides us with many stories, insights, even passing remarks that shed light on both this crucial moment in dance history and Balanchine's elusive personality. Tallchief has now given us her definitive and convincing account of Balanchine as choreographer, teacher, husband, friend."--New York Times Book Review 
  
  
  
language: English
title: Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
titlecomplete: Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
characters: Maria Tallchief
genres: Biography, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 242
publisher: University Press of Florida