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 ...

Teacher Renee Grinsted with students L to R Jasmin Liew 10, Emilie Hughes 10, Lisa Jamieson 10, Laura McLean 11, Jamie Bogemann 7, Tiombe Davey 7 at the En Pointe School of Ballet at St Luke's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Disney+ has released the trailer for its newest ballet series, On Pointe, a streaming title that will have dance enthusiasts and fans on their toes. Spotlighting the prolific New York City School of ...

Ballet training begins at the barre, but in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, a kitchen counter and the back of a couch has become a substitute for even America's most elite ballerinas. When the ...