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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2019, Alexandra Basmagy, then a corps de ballet dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the ...

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

As a lifelong ballet dancer, I have always had a strong core and legs. Then, during the pandemic, when studios closed, I needed a way to maintain my strength and flexibility. I implemented a few ...

At Azara Ballet, dancers aren’t expected to make eye contact with directors and choreographers. If company members need an impromptu break from the harsh stage lights during rehearsal, they take one.

Paul Gibson works with dancers in the advanced class at the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania in State College. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski For Altoona native Paul Gibson, a career ...

Just a year after giving birth to her first child, Ballet West principal artist Jenna Rae Herrera is back in the spotlight performing almost every night in the holiday classic ...

At this time last year, Nicholas Patterson could barely walk from chemotherapy. Now he is dancing with the Sugar Plum Fairy.

At the premiere of the new short film, Following Enchantment’s Line, Jock Soto, the Diné and Puerto Rican ballet dancer, could be seen gliding underneath vast blue New Mexico skies — the only time the ...