WHENEVER I GET near a barre for ballet-based training, my brain reverts to 8 years old. It thinks I know all the moves from childhood ballet classes, so the class won’t be hard. The truth is, I’m an ...

Moe Kawakami, a first-year human biology and society student, founded UCLA’s first ballet company with her friends Ying Xuan Chua, a first-year economics and psychology student, and Ada Chung, a first ...

When it comes to an intense workout, three Vancouver fitness-studio operators say that to raise the bar, you’ve got to add a bar—a ballet barre, that is. Pliés meet Pilates in ballet-inspired exercise ...

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) has announced the formation of Project Plié, a comprehensive initiative to increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and to diversify America's ballet companies ...

Dancers are sharing their skills online as venues are shut due to the coronavirus. Our critic stepped up to test one out The core of a ballet dancer’s life is daily class. Whether it’s a child just ...

I still remember the moment when I reached the pinnacle of my ballet career. Standing in perfect first position, trophy held aloft, proud tears pricking at the backs of my eyes. It was to be, aged ...

New novels combine romance and raunchy trysts with body politics and an exploration of the industry’s power dynamics Where would you expect to read the latest on the politics of the ballet world? A ...

IT’S the rare actress and singer who performs pliés like a pro – but in Broadway’s new “Oklahoma!,” there’s Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey, doing graceful arabesques, seemingly in the air. The famous ...

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 ...