Ballet dancers evoke a combination of elegance and power that is arresting. Their moves are imbued with grace, and their musculature is long and lean. Which makes the latest fitness innovation of ...

“Dancers are flexible people,” says Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin, and I know what he means. As a professor of dance who taught virtual classes from my cramped living room and ...

Houston Ballet has a classical backbone but its Fall Mixed Repertory Program shows the company's deep contemporary muscle. Even better, it represents three generations of choreographers who are part ...

Even for trained vocalists, the snappy song "America" - from the Broadway musical "West Side Story" - is not so easy to perform. The music is jumpy, with complex cross-rhythms. The lyrics come fast ...

Professional ballet dancers have more control over their muscles than individuals with no dance training, new research shows. A new article in Journal of Neurophysiology reports that professional ...

Getting bored with your fitness routine? Kick it up a notch with a Ballet Muscle Class, taught by Peter Cirolia, a former American Ballet dancer (10 S Division St, New Rochelle 646-552-2202; ...

You can't tell the players without a program, and even then you can't be sure with the San Francisco Ballet's current revival of artistic director Helgi Tomasson's "Sleeping Beauty." The experience of ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Widespread enthusiasm for SacBallet is underscored by the 600-plus applications received for its March 12 auditions! Creating its own Olympian-worthy dance ...

Muscles worked in barre ballet 'Every single muscle is worked in barre ballet,' explains Isabella, as it's a whole-body activity. 'The muscles it uses in particular are ones in which no other exercise ...

Scottish Ballet’s interpretation of Tennessee William’s 1947 play “A Streetcar Named Desire” begins with a single stark image: the fallen Southern belle Blanche Dubois, in a snow-white dress, ...

‘Firebird’ brings in new voices, and new perspectives. “Dancers are flexible people,” says Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director Gennadi Nedvigin, and I know what he means. As a professor of dance who ...