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Dec 12, 2018 · Wendy Whelan started training at the age of three in her native Louisville, Kentucky, studying with former Jacob’s Pillow student Virginia Wooton. She began performing with the New York City Ballet in 1986 and was a principal dancer from 1991 through 2014, returning to the Pillow with her Restless Creature in 2013 and Some of a Thousand Words ...
All four are presented on a single program that shows Wendy’s incredible range and uncanny ability to absorb and communicate challenging choreographic languages. Restless Creature premiered at Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts in August 2013 and will be performed in 2014 and 2015. Photo by Christopher Duggan. Creative Team. KYLE ABRAHAM.
Wendy Whelan. I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die. Wendy Whelan. The moment is everything. Don't think about tomorrow; don't think about yesterday: think about exactly what you're doing right now and live it and dance it and breath it and be it. Wendy Whelan.
Apr 30, 2017 · April 30, 2017. Wendy Whelan gave away all her leotards in December. It was a Christmas surprise for her Ballet Academy East students—and an experiment. By getting rid of her uniform of more than 30 years, she hoped her muscle memory would let go of old movement patterns. “The minute I got myself out of leotards, my body opened up: I didn ...
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ABOUT. Wendy Whelan is widely considered one of the world’s leading dancers. She spent 30 years at New York City Ballet, performing virtually all the major Balanchine roles, working closely with Jerome Robbins on many of his ballets, and appearing internationally as a guest artist with The Royal Ballet and the Kirov Ballet among others.
Oct 19, 2014 · Oct. 19, 2014. As the ballerina Wendy Whelan gave her farewell performance with New York City Ballet on Saturday night, after 30 years with the company, many facets of her complex stage ...
