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Maria Tallchief: Native America's Prima Ballerina
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Maria Tallchief was inspired to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first prima ballerina.
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Jennifer Marino Walters
Jennifer Marino Walters is a writer and editor specializing in family and parenting topics. She has written for Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, and Parenting. Jennifer lives with her husband, twin sons, and daughter in the Washington, DC, area.
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