Wendy van Dyck was born in Tokyo, and received her early dance and
music training with Fifi Hut in Missoula, Montana. Harold
Christensen saw her at age eleven, and awarded her a Ford
Foundation Scholarship to study at the San Francisco Ballet School.
She joined the company in 1979, and in 1987, was promoted to
Principal Dancer by Helgi Tomasson. She has danced leading roles in
Romeo and Juliet (Smuin), La Sylphide (Bournonville), The
Nutcracker (Christensen/Tomasson), Giselle (Perrot/Coralli),
Cinderella (Smuin), The Dream Pas de Deux and Monotones I (Ashton),
In the Night (Robbins), Forgotten Land (Kylian), Sunset (Taylor),
Sons of Horus and The Wanderer (Bintley), Kudelka's The
Comfort Zone and Dreams of Harmony, Hamlet and Ophelia pas de deux
(Caniparoli), Duo Concertante (Balanchine), Brahms/Schoenberg
Quartet, Chaconne, Western Symphony, Theme and Variations, Allegro
Brilliante, Serenade, The Four Temperaments, and many others.
Ms. Van Dyck has toured the world, including appearances at the
Edinburgh Festival, the Spoleto Festival, the Reykjavik Festival,
and performances in Athens, Tokyo, Singapore, Bogota, Jerusalem and
Paris. In 1996, Ms. Van Dyck co-founded the Lawrence Pech Dance
Company with Lawrence Pech, and danced with the company as well as
choreographing, directing and teaching.
From 1996 - 2000 she was a member of the faculty of the San
Francisco Ballet School during which time she developed and
directed the first Pilates Program for the San Francisco Ballet
Company and School. She also worked as a Pilates trainer for the
Stone Clinic for Orthaopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation.
Ms. Van Dyck has modeled for various companies such as Steelcase
Corporation, Jessica McLintock, Royal Viking Lines and
Macy's Department Stores. She has done commercial films
for Traveler's Insurance, Rite Aid Drug Stores and
Harvey's Bristol Cream. Currently, she works with the San
Francisco Ballet School Trainee Program. Ms. Van Dyck holds a BA
with an emphasis in Performing Arts from Saint Mary's
College.
