Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you thought your high school was competitive, imagine if you went to school at the (fictional) American Ballet Academy. The ...

They’re keeping the competition on their toes. Hundreds of young ballet dancers simultaneously perched on their tippy toes — holding the grueling pose for more than a minute to set a new world record ...

Barbara Gerbasi longed to study ballet when she was young, but her dreams of donning a tutu and pink satin shoes were at odds with her mother, who preferred she learn piano. It wasn't until she turned ...

For ballet stars, life is filled with the thrill of performance and the agony of de feet. As the National Ballet of Canada readies for the opening night of West Side Story Suite on Friday, dancers are ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Co-Artistic Directors David Norsworthy and Kristen Carcone of TOES (The Outreach ...

Anaheim High School’s “On Your Toes” combines the beauty of ballet and the liveliness of tap to create a production that is sure to amaze. One of the first musicals written to feature classical ballet ...

When Ruthanna Boris began teaching ballet at the University of Washington in 1965, there was no dance department, no dance studio and no musical accompanist. Those of us who attended her classes on ...