Barre classes centre around classic ballet moves such as pliés and arabesques, with a focus on correct form and muscle recruitment as opposed to dance sequences. Legwork plays a major role, which ...

It is a widely known fact that ballet is the hardest style of dance to train in, and requires the use of muscles that the average person would not even know existed. The isolation of different body ...

A new program at the Joffrey Ballet Academy of Dance aims to diversify job training for professional dancers on the rise. This fall, approximately 10 dancers will be the first cohort of contemporary ...

If you loved ballet class as a kid and wish you could plié today, listen up: Adult ballet classes are a thing, and with over 68 million views on TikTok — not to mention the ever-booming balletcore ...

When I signed my daughter up for ballet classes at 2-and-a-half, I thought dance would be fun for her. She was a girlie, princess-loving child, and tutus and twirling seemed right up her alley. OK, ...

It’s hard to believe it’s already October. But as I surround myself with pumpkin spice everything and binge-watch scary movies, it’s undeniable that it’s fall and Halloween is just around the corner.

In the current fractured political environment featuring a federal budget slashing arts funding and seemingly more intent on building walls than opening doors, Ballet West remains committed and ...

A talented American teen who started ballet classes only five years ago has earned a sought-after training program spot at one of the world's foremost professional ballet schools: the Dutch National ...

They all go together, but skating and ballet? Though the two aren't paired in most people's minds, Champions Skating Center in Cromwell is offering a course in ballet to help figure skaters. Taught by ...

An older sister dragged Eli Waunch to his first ballet class at age 9. His two brothers also were talked into going to the session, so that the girls in a Deer Park program could dance with male ...

Referred to worldwide as “Lord of the Dance,” Rudolf Nureyev was one of the greatest male ballet dancers in history. Though he came from humble beginnings, at his death in 1993, his estate was worth ...