I look at the clock: My class starts in one minute. I’m sitting on my living room floor, knowing I have to get up and log into Zoom or I’ll be counted late. I throw on my leotard, put my hair up in a ...

I mused in my admissions essay for Barrett, the Honors College about the lessons dancing ballet taught me. That essay was supposed to be a testament to my character, but now it seems like a eulogy for ...

The holiday season is a time for traditions, and for some, it's also a time to create new ones, especially after the pandemic when many events and gatherings were put on hold. Something I’ve started ...

As a lot of young kids did, I took ballet classes from my toddler years until I graduated college with a degree in dance (focusing mostly on contemporary dance). From ages 15-21 I also taught ballet ...

Is ballet still relevant? In response to this question, Iyun Harrison, Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance, executive director of Ballet Ashani and the choreographer and director of the new ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Fall Preview This French dance collective presents its bold vision with the Ballet National de Marseille at the Dance Reflections festival. Since 2019, (La)Horde has been the ...

Like most ballet dancers, I vividly remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes. They were by Gamba — a legendary Covent Garden maker that now belongs to the French house Repetto. Always eager to ...

Atlanta Ballet dancers Emily Carrico and Sergio Masero understand the exhaustion that comes from balancing parenthood with high-profile ballet careers. In the weeks before the February 2024 premiere ...

A stuffy room above a west London pizza restaurant, a pale pink tutu, teetering through primary positions, that siren song of ‘Good Toes, Naughty Toes’. My memories of childhood ballet lessons are ...

Misty Copeland has always known ballet was bigger than the stage. With her new children’s book, “Bunheads Act 2: The Dance of Courage,” the groundbreaking ballerina isn’t just telling stories about ...