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Oct 3, 2014 · A diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis, a severe curvature of the spine, at 12, didn’t stop her. Wearing a hip-to-shoulder body cast, she continued to attend ballet class at the Louisville Ballet...
May 22, 2017 · The new documentary Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan, directed by Linda Saffire and Adam Schlesinger, follows Whelan from mid-2013, when she began to be plagued by hip pain, to her farewell...
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Oct 19, 2020 · October 19, 2020. Share with a friend. Company dancer Stephanie Sorota shares her story about being a dancer with scoliosis and how Scoliopilates has changed her body. “Watching Wendy Whelan dance was the first time I recognized scoliosis in another dancer.
Jul 31, 2009 · But for Ms. Whelan, who was told that she had scoliosis when she was 12, her back not just her restless mind requires constant activity. “I have this crooked body,” she said, “so I have to ...
Oct 5, 2018 · In 2013, at the age of 47, my guest Wendy Whelan, who was described in The New York Times as America's greatest contemporary ballerina, faced the end of her career as a principal dancer with...
At age 12, she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis, and had to wear a brace. In 1981, after auditioning before Suzanne Farrell, she received a scholarship to the summer intensive program at the School of American Ballet.
