Yee Sik Wong

Yee Sik, a native of Hong Kong, China, began accompanying ballet classes in 2007 while she was pursuing her D.M.A. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Iowa. After graduating, she joined the Tulsa Ballet as a Company and Center for Dance Education pianist for five seasons. Yee Sik is thrilled to have joined the Kansas City Ballet as a pianist in June 2016. In 2012, Yee Sik was the pianist for the Tulsa Ballet’s production of Dracula, for which her playing was praised. She was also the piano soloist with the Tulsa Symphony for the Tulsa Ballet’s production of Lady of the Camellias in 2013. Tulsa World called her “the true musical hero of the evening.” Yee Sik has served as a dance accompanist at the Interlochen Arts Camp, the Dance Department of the University of Iowa, and the University of Iowa’s Youth Ballet. During her last year at the University of Iowa, she worked closely with international ballet mistress and choreographer Deanna Carter for the completion of her doctoral thesis entitled “The Art of Accompanying Classical Ballet Technique Classes.” In April 2015, Yee Sik collaborated with international ballet mistress Stephanie Murrish, releasing four CDs for ballet technique classes entitled “Inside Ballet Studio.”