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The Five Moons are five Native American ballerinas from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who achieved international prominence during the 20th century. They are Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Moscelyne Larkin, and sisters Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief. ''Five Moons'' (2007) is the name of a bronze sculpture installation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that portrays the five ballerinas. ==The ballerinas== Yvonne Chouteau (born 1929), grew up in Vinita, Oklahoma and is a member of the Shawnee Tribe. At age 14, she became the youngest dancer to be accepted by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She and her husband Miguel Terekhov founded the Oklahoma City Civic Ballet, now known as Oklahoma City Ballet.〔Vincent, Melissa. (Chouteau Myra Yvonne (Terekhov) (1929-). ) ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.'' 2009 (retrieved 9 Feb 2009)〕 Rosella Hightower (1920-2008), a Choctaw, was born in Durwood, Oklahoma. She studied ballet in Kansas City, Kansas and New York. Hightower first danced for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and several other companies. She founded the Center for Classical Dance in Cannes, France and was the director of the Marseilles Opera Ballet, the Ballet de Nancy, and the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris. In 1975, she garnered France's premier honor, the ''Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur''.〔Short, Candy Franklin. (Hightower, Rosella (1920-). ) ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.'' 2009 (retrieved 9 Feb 2009)〕 Moscelyne Larkin (1925-2012) was born in Miami, Oklahoma. She is of Peoria, Shawnee, and Russian heritage. Her mother personally trained her in ballet until she moved to New York to continue her studies. Larkin joined the Original Ballet Russe at age 15, and later danced for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband Roman Jansinsky, where they founded the Tulsa Ballet Theatre.〔Foster, Toni Annette. (Larkin, Moscelyne (1925-). ) ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.'' 2009 (retrieved 9 Feb 2009)〕 Maria Tallchief (1925-2013) was Osage and was born in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California to give her and her sister the best ballet training. She joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and later the New York City Ballet. She married its director and choreographer George Balanchine, who created ballets for her.〔Nance, Starlynn Raenae. (Tallchief, Elizabeth Maria (1925-). ) ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.'' 2009 (retrieved 9 Feb 2009)〕 Marjorie Tallchief (born 1926) is Maria's sister and is also Osage. She grew up in Fairfax, Oklahoma. She became the first Native American ''premiere danseuse étoile'' in the Paris Opéra. Tallchief danced in a number of ballet companies and was director of dance at the school of the Dallas Civic Ballet (later renamed the Dallas Ballet) Dallas; the City Ballet of Chicago; and the Harid Conservatory of Boca Raton, Florida.〔Short, Candy Franklin. (Tallchief, Marjorie Louise (1926-). ) ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture.'' 2009 (retrieved 9 Feb 2009)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Five Moons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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