Before you start dancing, make sure to warm up your body with cardio and dynamic stretching. A prepared body is more responsive to new movements. Also, do your best to be present and to clear your ...

Tracy Somani and her classmates exercise toe extensions in a Philadelphia Ballet class for adults who have never danced ballet before. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

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 instructions were simple: From first position, demi plié twice, grand plié once, tendu to the right into second position, repeat the pliés, tendu into third position, repeat the pliés, tendu into ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...

What does your business do? “We offer multiple levels of dance classes. We have a dance company that competes,” McLoughlin said. Where do you compete? “We go to competitions in the spring and compete ...

Ballet legend George Balanchine used to say that taking a dance class was like brushing your teeth. It was something you had to do every day. Today’s dancers have taken those words to heart, ...