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Wendy Whelan (/ ˈ hw iː l ən /; born May 7, 1967) is an American ballet dancer. She was principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and performed with the company for 30 years, and toured in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
May 22, 2017 · On October 18, 2014, the ballerina Wendy Whelan took her final bow as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, the company to which she belonged for three decades.
- Katherine Cusumano
May 24, 2017 · Former New York City Ballet principal dancer, Wendy Whelan, talks beauty, aging, and life after dance in honor the documentary, Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan.
- Amber Kallor
Wendy Whelan is the Associate Artistic Director of New York City Ballet. One of the most acclaimed dancers of her generation, she followed a storied 30-year career at NYCB with a variety of multi-disciplinary projects with cultural organizations around the world.
Wendy Whelan, widely considered one of the world’s leading dancers, began dance lessons at the age of three with Virginia Wooton in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of eight, she performed as a mouse in the Louisville Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker.
Jul 10, 2017 · In 2013, acclaimed ballerina Wendy Whelan underwent reconstructive surgery that left her hobbled, both physically and emotionally. For Whelan, it wasn't just her career with the New York...
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Apr 24, 2017 · April 24, 2017. In 1983, New York City Ballet cofounder George Balanchine passed away, leaving an indelible legacy behind and signaling the end of an era. Among the new guard ushering in the next...
