When we think of ballet, we often imagine lithe, lean, long-limbed ballerinas gracefully and effortlessly performing demanding technical feats. However, maintaining a body that fulfills this aesthetic ...

In an exclusive essay, 'Maya & Natasha' author Elyse Durham breaks down how learning ballet as an adult brought her body and mind back into harmony Elemental Media; Mariner Books I don’t know a single ...

The dancers auditioned for the IU Contemporary Dance Theatre in the spring, and the “Faculty Dance: Body to Body” winter ...

It's not easy watching your body change over the years, but professional ballerina Misty Copeland says: "I love a challenge." "It's a beautiful thing, to be able to see your body change, to ...

“If everyone knew how physically cruel dancing really is, nobody would watch,” said Margot Fonteyn, prima ballerina assoluta of The Royal Ballet. “Only those people who enjoy bull fights.” From The ...

They are moving with grace through a world that often isn't fitted for them and in some cases one which has rejected them. Ahead of their signature holiday performance, a local ballet company is ...

The history-making ballet dancer, India Bradley, professes the beauty tools that can maximize grace and move an audience.

The ballet look is in vogue. “Balletcore” — think tulle, leggings, leg warmers etc. — can be seen on runways with "freaky tutus" and in department stores with Miu Miu’s popular $1,000 flats, on TikTok ...

The ballerina, who rose from the slums of Rio to the world stage, wants to change the way we think ballerinas should look Brazilian dancer Ingrid Silva knows she doesn't look like your so-called ...

The head of the Royal Ballet School (RBS) has backed plus-sized primas after a former student alleged that teachers had “body-shamed” pupils. Iain Mackay, the prestigious London institution’s artistic ...