William Lin-Yee

PNB Corps de Ballet

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William Lin-Yee © Angela Sterling

William Lin-Yee is from San Francisco, California. He trained at the Contra Costa Ballet Centre, San Francisco Ballet School, and the School of American Ballet. In 2004, he became an apprentice with New York City Ballet and was also a Mae. L. Wien Award recipient. Mr. Lin-Yee joined Pacific Northwest Ballet as a corps de ballet dancer in 2008.

Leading Roles

George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, and Serenade; William Forsythe's One Flat Thing, reproduced; Kent Stowell's Swan Lake (Baron von Rothbart); and Twyla Tharp's Nine Sinatra Songs.

Originated Leading Roles: Benjamin Millepied's 3 Movements.

Featured Roles

George Balanchine's Symphony in C and Kent Stowell's Nutcracker.

At New York City Ballet, Mr. Lin-Yee danced featured roles in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Theseus), Peter Martins' The Sleeping Beauty (Asia, King, Cavalier), and Richard Tanner's Sonatas and Interludes.

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