Kirsten Wicklund studied at Pacific Dance Arts, Goh Ballet Academy, Modus Operandi Contemporary Training Program and received scholarships to train at American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, & The Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity. Kirsten is a full time artist at Ballet BC where she has danced since 2014 and performs the company's contemporary-ballet repertoire nationally and internationally. 

She has danced works by Lesley Telford, Medhi Walerski, William Forsythe, Emmanuel Gat, Wen Wei Wang, Cayetano Soto, Adi Salant, Aszure Barton, Company 605, Johan Inger, Serge Bennathan, Jorma Elo, Jacopo Godani, Walter Mateini, Emily Molnar, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and others. Awards in Dance include; the Vancouver Foundation Arts Study Award, the Vancouver Ballet Society’s Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Day Artistry Award at the Youth American Grand Prix in NYC and was the only Canadian to place in the Top 12 Women. 

She has danced with The Washington Ballet Company, Alonzo King’s Choreographic Workshop and has appeared on film and television, credits include; Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008), Caprica (2009) and So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008). Kirsten has choreographed original works for Dances for a Small Stage, the Dance Deck Series, Arts Umbrella, Goh Ballet, Lamon Dance, Dancing on the Edge Festival, Ballet BC Emerging Artists and The UBC Choir. Kirsten choreographs, teaches workshops and adjudicates dance across Canada and the United States.