He was married to Maria Tallchief when he choreographed her in his 1948 ballet "Orpheus"
Upon graduation Balanchine married Geva, a fellow student whom he had met 
in the ... His choreography continued to be controversial, so the board at the .... 
After Zorina he married Maria Tallchief in 1946, and created Orpheus (1948),... [DOC] [TLE] Maria Tallchief  Mr. Herman Padilla  Gaspar De Portola Middle ... [PAR] He choreographed leading parts for her in ballets such as Orpheus, The Firebird, 
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