The Five Moons - America's Native Prima Ballerinas

Started by Erica Howton on Thursday, February 4, 2016
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From http://ndepth.newsok.com/five-indian-ballerinas

Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin and Yvonne Chouteau danced their way into the hearts of art lovers throughout the world. The five ballerinas had the skills and the techniques that all dancers needed, but unlike many dancers, the five ballerinas had the spirit and passion credited to their American Indian heritage and Oklahoma roots.

Maria and Marjorie Tallchief are of Osage heritage; Rosella Hightower of Choctaw heritage; Moscelyne Larkin of half-Shawnee-Peoria heritage; and Yvonne Chouteau of Shawnee-Cherokee heritage.

Devoting hours to rehearsals and performances, each was given the title as prima ballerina in their company — a title not given to all ballet dancers.

After years of performing, each dancer established or expanded dance companies in cities including Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Boca Raton, Fla., and Paris, France.

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Let's make sure their Geni trees are as complete as possible.

Maria Tallchief

Marjorie Tallchief

Moscelyne Larkin

Yvonne Chouteau

Found a profile for Rosella Hightower on Find a Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31144234

Here are two links for Rosella Hightower
one on Oklahoma Historical Society

http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=HI003

the other Obitutary
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/PUt5O7HSpY0

Rosella Hightower started

The TallChiefs are connected to the World Family Tree. :)

great thanks and since she is Choctaw I will see try to see who she is related to.

Rosella Hightower

possible link to

this profile Charles M. Hightower

here is my link to him too
http://www.geni.com/path/Jamey-Lopez+is+related+to+Charles-Hightowe...

I found this as well
http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/HIGHTOWER/2006-06/1150134793

It mentions names of grandparents and parents

I am thinking that these two may be related to Rosella Hightower....have to look more.
http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawesresults.php?cardnum=4790&amp...

Charles Hightower
Father, Mother and Grandparents listed.
http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/cumy-averine-enoch_27251868

Erica Howton I believe I her grandparents and great grandparents

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