Ballet is an art of illusion: dancers seem to float across the stage and, in their leaps, appear to defy gravity for a moment ...

Professional dance is a high-performance discipline that carries significant risks of injury and physical wear.

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

In an industry obsessed with ‘perfect’ feet, fallen arches can be seen as a barrier to success. But that’s a damaging myth that has excluded many from the joy of ballet ...

Companies are cropping up and expanding. Is the city on the cusp of a fertile chapter in its dance history? By Robin Pogrebin Reporting from Los Angeles Los Angeles may not be thought of as a dance ...

Gothic transformations, dark impulses, and passionate choreography come together in “Jekyll & Hyde,” the latest production from Colorado Ballet. The ballet, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic ...

Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the fitness scene for their ability to combine the grace and elegance of classical dance and Pilates with the rigour of strength training. As an ...

When Constance Devernay departed the Scottish Ballet in 2023 after performing for fifteen years, including seven as the company’s highest rank of Principal dancer, she didn’t leave the world of dance ...