The daughter of a young Russian dancer mother and Shawnee-Peoria Indian father, native Oklahoman Moscelyne Larkin Jasinski showed much talent very early in her life and was sent to New York, where she studied under such greats as Mikihail Mordkin, Enzo Celli, and Ludmilla Shollar. At fifteen, she became a member of the original Ballet Russe. While in Buenos Aires she met and married the noted dancer and another member of the Ballet Russe, Roman Jasinski. When the couple returned to America, they joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, where “Moussia” danced leading roles in such legendary works as The Nutcracker, Rodeo, Swan Lake, and Scheherazade. She was soon regarded as a “walking encyclopedia of dance.” After their son Reuben was born, the family moved to Tulsa in 1954 and established the Tulsa Ballet Theater. Moscelyne was named to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Regional Ballet and the family established a unique blend of education, lectures, and performances across the Southwest.