Of all the pursuits that inspire, and sometimes require, a vocational devotion among children—figure skating, say, or chess—ballet trumps them all. Its standards are exacting, its devotees are ...

An assembly of excited audience members shift anxiously in their seats. The buzz of light-hearted banter matches the racing heart beats of those behind the curtain. Show time. The lights dim, and a ...

When you’re a dancer, you have to baby your feet, especially if you’re a man dancing in pointe shoes. Most male ballet dancers don’t dance on their toes, but Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has ...

Confession time: Center Stage is one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasure movies and I'm thrilled that the world of the American Ballet Academy is living on in sequel TV movies. The film's second ...

We know that enrolling yourself or your child into a dance class can be a bit overwhelming. But we also know that if we deliver the right kind of support to you, then years from now you will look back ...

There’s nothing sweeter to a young ballet dancer’s ears than when her instructor tells her that she is ready for pointe shoes — those wonderful pink satin vessels with beautiful ribbons that will ...

The first time Ashton Edwards tried dancing on pointe, it felt like coming home. “It was just like magic. It felt beautiful on pointe. I felt like I could dance forever.” Edwards, originally from ...