Larry Pech Dance Company at Bartholomew Park Winery - Warm-up Time
In 1986, Helgi Tomasson invited Pech to join the San Francisco Ballet, where he was promoted to Principal dancer in 1990. There, he was choreographed upon by James Kudelka, David Bintley, Val Caniparoli, Mr. Tomasson, and Lisa deRibere, as well performing principal roles in ballets by Balanchine and others. In 1991, Pech was the subject of a KQED-TV special entitled "Blue Lair", a ballet about his victory over cancer. It was awarded a 1991 Emmy Award for Best Choreography. In 1993, he became co-founder and Artistic Director of the Diablo Ballet, a position from which he resigned in 1995.