Rosella Hightower
Ballet dancer
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Rosella Hightower was an American ballerina and member of the Choctaw Nation. One of the Five Moons, she achieved fame in both the United States and Europe, and later enjoyed a career as an instructor and opera director. Wikipedia
Born: January 10, 1920, Durwood, OK
Died: November 4, 2008 (age 88 years), Cannes, France
Dances: White Witch in Mussorgsky's The Fair at Sorochyntsi; Black Swan in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake