Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who defied the odds of her early childhood in war-torn Sierra Leone to become a trailblazing performer and choreographer, has died. DePrince died Tuesday, her ...

On the “Lux” tour, the pop star mingles dance genres, starting the show on pointe. As with her dip into opera, her technique ...

The life of a ballerina can be a consuming devotion, expressed by a physical language that can be more powerful than words. For many, though, a dance career is fleeting, crimped by age or injury. Reka ...

Helga Monson de Kansky was once predicted to become ballet's next star. Instead, she chose a life with her family and a ...

At a ballet barre in Oklahoma City, senior women stand a little taller. They're not just ballerinas — they're Golden Swans. The Oklahoma City Ballet offers beginner and intermediate-level classes ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by On the movie’s 15th anniversary, four dancers talk about its influence. “We’re not that crazy,” one said. But “it didn’t make ballet a joke,” another ...

While there’s no “one way” to become a professional ballerina, many performers who dance for a living follow a typical trajectory. Keep reading to learn the steps (you are a dancer, after all) to help ...

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 ...

Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the trailblazing ballerina who exemplified rising above adversity with poise, grace, and tenacity, has taken her final bow. On September 13, representatives from DePrince’s ...

Ballet West will raise the curtain on the first Ballet West Summit Festival: Where Art Meets Elevation that runs July 15-17 ...