I felt deeply guilty after forgetting my daughter's ballet viewing, and she was inconsolable. I called my own mom for perspective and solace. She helped us reframe this mistake as a lesson in empathy ...

As a lot of young kids did, I took ballet classes from my toddler years until I graduated college with a degree in dance (focusing mostly on contemporary dance). From ages 15-21 I also taught ballet ...

"The Lesson," a 1963 ballet by Danish choreographer Flemming Flindt, may be one of the creepiest works ever created. A very "Blue Velvet" kind of experience, it feeds off all the darkest undercurrents ...

We checked in with American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet to see how the companies were keeping dancers fit, and together. Carlos Lopez, a ballet master with American Ballet Theater, ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...

People often ask me, “How old is too old to start taking ballet class?” My answer to that is a quote from my late mother and recognized Master Ballet Teacher, Anne Bena: “If you can walk, you can ...

It was amazing to walk into Sierra Nevada Ballet's Buck Room on Oct. 7 and see it filled with 20 happy, excited and enthusiastic boys! In my 48 years of teaching ballet I have never seen that many ...