Ballerina Maria Tallchief, whose legendary upward thrust within the New York Metropolis Ballet led her to become the muse — and briefly the wife — of choreographer George Balanchine, has died on the age of 88. She died Thursday, her daughter tested in a commentary Friday. No cause of demise used to be released, despite the fact that she had suffered problems from a hip she broke in December, the Washington Publish suggested, citing oK…