First things first, aficionados of ethereal dance: If you sign up for a free online session with the Los Angeles Ballet, you will not need to rise to your toes by the close of the class. But consider ...

Before joining the board of directors of A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, the resident ballet company of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, my knowledge of ballet would fit in a thimble. Three quarters ...

Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

Ballet has always had a complicated relationship with gender. In the classical roles we watch on stage, men play princes and heartbreakers who leap high in the air and take up entire stages with large ...

Upstairs in a lofty studio at the Margaret Alkek William Center for Dance, there's something a little different about Monday's afternoon class. Some of the male dancers wear cargo-style joggers and ...

Read full article: Galveston County officials release arrest numbers following this year’s ‘Jeep Weekend’ “I didn’t even realize how much I relied on it until I didn’t have it.” Get ready for some ...

Like most ballet dancers, I vividly remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes. They were by Gamba — a legendary Covent Garden maker that now belongs to the French house Repetto. Always eager to ...

One of Michigan’s few professional ballet companies makes its home in the state’s second-largest city. The Grand Rapids Ballet has been around for almost 50 years, bringing the world of dance to this ...

The Wider Image: London's Pointe Black ballet school aims to break racial barriers LONDON (Reuters) - It was a pointed comment about her Afro-braided hair that spurred Ruth Essel to carve out what she ...