Prima ballerina Wendy Whelan, is one of the most acclaimed dancers of our time. She had spent 30 years at the New York City Ballet, 23 of those as principal dancer, before her final performance in 2014. She started taking ballet lessons when she was only 3 years old, began intensive training at the Louisville Ballet Academy at age 9 and then continued to spend most of her life dedicated to the craft. Since leaving the New York City Ballet, Whelan has joined the faculty of New York City's Ballet Academy East and was appointed Artistic Associate at New York City Center. She also premiered her inaugural independent project "Restless Creature" followed by two more independent projects, Whelan/Watson Other Stories, at London's Royal Opera House and Hagoromo at BAM's Next Wave Festival. On May 24, 2017 Abramorama released the film, "Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan" in New York at Elinor Bunin Theater and Film Forum, a documentary giving an intimate look at Whelan as she prepares to leave NYCB. In this episode, Whelan discusses the dedication and difficulties associated with being a ballerina and also the rewarding experience of fully committing to her passion and the lessons she learned by letting it go. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2ks4f90 Follow Sara Haines Twitter & Instagram: @SaraHaines Follow Jedidiah Bila on Twitter & Instagram: @jedediahbila Follow ‘The View’ on Twitter: @TheView Follow ‘The View’ on Instagram: @theviewabc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices