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How long did Maria Tallchief serve as prima ballerina for the New York City Ballet?

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Through 18 years as that company's prima ballerina and through her tours and television appearances with the American Ballet Theatre and other companies in the 1960s, Tallchief contributed greatly to the fame and prestige of American ballet. Bibliography: See her autobiography (1997).

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