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Marjorie Tallchief — one of the five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who rose to global fame in the 20th century — died Nov. Her paternal great-grandfather had helped negotiate with the U. She accepted a position of leading soloist in the Original Ballet Russe, a traveling company that took ballet to small towns across America.

Tallchief performed for U. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as for French President Charles de Gaulle. As an Osage and native of Fairfax, she achieved success previously unthinkable in the world of ballet for someone of her background," Oklahoma Historical Society Executive Director Trait Thompson told The Oklahoman.

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Best known for her roles in ballets like "Romeo and Juliet," "Giselle" and "Idylle" — the latter was choreographed by her husband, George Skibine — Tallchief was prima ballerina with New York's Harkness Ballet from until , when she retired from the stage. In , she helped her sister found and taught at the Chicago City Ballet. She retired to Delray Beach, Florida, where she was a fixture at local yoga and Pilates studios well into her 90s.