He was married to Maria Tallchief when he choreographed her in his 1948 ballet "Orpheus"
Plum Fairy in 
his version of The Nutcracker, Eurydice in"Orpheus"and principal... [DOC] [TLE] The History of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet ... [PAR] Within a year, he had made Balanchine his chief choreographer, and it was 
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