Acting
Rosella Hightower
Born — Died
1920-01-30 — 2008-11-04
Place of birth
Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
3 titles
Rosella Hightower (January 10, 1920 – November 4, 2008) was an American ballerina and member of the Choctaw Nation who achieved fame in both the United States and Europe. Rosella Hightower was born in Durwood, Carter County, Oklahoma, the only child of Charles Edgar Hightower and his wife, the former Eula May Fanning. Of Choctaw heritage, she moved with her family to Kansas City, Missouri after her father took a new position with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Hightower began her dance training in Kansas City under the instruction of Dorothy Perkins. After a 1937 appearance by Russian choreographer and ballet dancer Léonide Massine in Kansas City with Wassily de Basil's Ballets Russes…
Known for
7.2Host Jacques Martin invites different talented children from various backgrounds to showcase their beautiful voices. The participants entertain and wow the audience with their lovely performances.
Fan School
1977
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Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
1964
Rosella Hightower teaches the role Aurora in Tchaikovsky's' Sleeping Beauty' to Elisabeth Platel.
Aurore
1982