Wendy Whelan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wendy Whelan
Occupation	Dancer
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1967(1967-05-07)
Age	57
Birthplace	Louisville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Taurus

Wendy Whelan Biography

Wendy Whelan is one of the most popular and richest Dancer who was born on May 7, 1967 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Principal dancer of the New York City Ballet and artist in The Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company known for her style of dance influenced by Balanchine.

She was a dancer in Brandenburg the ballet, written by choreographer She danced in Brandenburg, a ballet written by choreographer Jerome Robbins..

Whelan was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, She started ballet at age

3. At the age of 8 and after performing as a mouse in The Nutcracker with the Louisville Ballet, she joined Louisville Ballet Academy, where she started formal training. At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis, and had to wear a brace. In 1981, she received a scholarship to the summer intensive at the School of American Ballet, then moved to new York City and trained full-time there a year later. Whelan had encountered George Balanchine once only. On the day she danced his works for the first time, which was in the corps in Western Symphony at a SAB showcase, he died.

Whelan joined the NYCB in 1984 as an apprentice and entered the company’s corps de ballet January 1986. She was promoted to soloist in 1989, and to principal dancer in 1991. She had danced lead roles in George Balanchine’s works, and worked with Jerome Robbins. Whelan is also a frequent collaborator of Christopher Wheeldon, and originated roles in many of his works, notably Polyphonia, Liturgy and After the Rain. Other choreographers she worked with include Alexei Ratmansky, Twyla Tharp, Wayne McGregor and William Forsythe. She had created roles in over 40 ballets.

The year 2005 was the time she got married to David Michalek.

Wendy Whelan Net Worth

Wendy Whelan is one of the richest Dancer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wendy Whelan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year 1981 was the first time she started ballet lessons in the School of American Ballet.

She performed her own dance for “Namouna, A Grand Divertissement” A ballet written by Alexei Ratmansky.

Wendy Whelan (/ˈ hw iː l ən / ; born May 7, 1967) is a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and performed with the company for 30 years, and toured in U.S., Europe, and Asia. Whelan has also been an influential guest artist with Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. In 2019, Whelan was named Associate Artistic Director of New York City Ballet.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wendy Whelan Dating?

According to our records, Wendy Whelan married to David Michalek. As of December 1, 2023, Wendy Whelan’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2014, Whelan left NYCB after 30 years in the company. Her farewell performance was sold out within minutes. The performance include works by Balanchine, Robbins, Wheeldon, Ratmansky, and a new work titled By 2 With & From by the latter two.

Facts & Trivia

Wendy Ranked on the list of most popular Dancer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wendy Whelan celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

After Peter Martins’ resignation in 2018 following allegations concerning emotional and physical abuse, Whelan was seen as a possible new director. A petition to hire her had over 15,000 signatures. In February 2019, Whelan was appointed as Associate Artistic Director of the NYCB. Jonathan Stafford, who had been acting as interim leader, was named Artistic Director. The two said they intended to work as partners, Stafford would be in charge of artistic operations while Whelan supervises programming. This is the first NYCB leadership that had never worked with Balanchine.

Is Wendy Whelan still dancing?

She’s since given up ballet, but she’s still dancing – contemporary dance. Wendy Whelan is the subject of the documentary “Restless Creature,” which is now available on Netflix.

Did Wendy Whelan have a hip replacement?

Whelan had a surgical reconstruction on her hip in 2013 but avoided total hip replacement surgery until December 2015 , when the pain got so bad that her husband had to carry her down the street because she couldn’t walk.

How old is Wendy Whelan?

55 years (May 7, 1967)

How tall is Wendy Whelan?

For the record, she is 5-foot-6.

How much does a ballerina weight?

This “look” is said to have the ability to create perfect, balletic lines and expressive movements on stage. The average height of an American ballerina is about 5 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 8 inches. In correspondence to height, weight would ideally range from 85 to 130 lbs.