Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina: Criss Cross

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Across

  • 2. A group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venue to perform.
  • 6. Maria Tallchief was born into the ___ tribe.
  • 7. An area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation
  • 8. According to Osage tradition during Maria Tallchief's childhood, ___ were not allowed to dance.

Down

  • 1. A horizontal bar at waist level on which ballet dancers rest a hand for support during certain exercises.
  • 3. ___ was the state of Maria Tallchief's birth.
  • 4. She is considered America's first major prima ___.
  • 5. Maria Tallchief also was a ___.

Word Bank

osage
oklahoma
ballerina
reservation
women
pianist
troupe
barre