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 ...

Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to find new versions of themselves. By Gia Kourlas It’s a test tube ...

“When people think about ballet dancers, they only see what they see on stage – pretty and elegant,” she says. “But we are human beings, and I thought it’d be interesting to show what we ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Ballet will be saying goodbye to one of its staples this April after principal dancer Asuka Sasaki announced she will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season.

By Elizabeth Kendall New York City Ballet dancers trickled onstage in mismatched sweatshirts, down vests, practice tutus and leg warmers at the start of a rehearsal for Alexei Ratmansky’s ...

She was selected to participate at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Being selected for Prix de Lausanne competition ...

More than 400 young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered in Massachusetts with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions. The four-day ...

The dance, titled Manas Strotah - myriad emotions through dance, is about life textured by the events that shape it, says Vyshnavie. “The common thread that runs through this fabric is the ...

The Grand Kyiv Ballet’s performance in the second act was all about the dancing. Each number successively featured fewer and fewer dancers, which placed more emphasis on the intricate partnering ...

Professional ballet dancers spend much of their careers playing fictional characters. For the female dancers, there are swans and sugar plums and celebrated damsels under duress, like Cinderella ...