At Studio A in Los Angeles, Diane Kravif, 75, stands at the barre with pin-straight posture. Pink slippers cover her feet, and her silver bob is pushed back with a headband. Watching her tendu and ...

A melodic piano fills the room. Synchronous tapping echoes off the walls. Pointe shoes shuffle as dancers glide across the hard floor. These are the all too familiar sounds that make up the Ballet ...

Sophie Williams’ decade-long dance career has taken her across the globe, from the English National Ballet in London to the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Texas Ballet Theater, where she’s currently ...

Studio owner Kelly Parks said she is always looking for new ways to share dance with different groups of people, and thought ballet would be a good way to help older people who want to improve their ...

When we think of ballet, we probably think of children dancing like sugar plum fairies in the Nutcracker, but that's a narrow view. Just ask the ladies who are devotees of adult, gentle ballet.

A movement where one takes the support of the barre to posture one’s body entirely on one’s toes. This helps in increasing muscle strength in one’s thighs and also helps in learning to balance one’s ...

Everybody knows the vital role hormones play in regulating our body system. Can their interactions, significance, subtle hormonal changes, interplay and impact on organs, be conveyed in the form of a ...

Sophie Williams' decade-long dance career has taken her across the globe, from the English National Ballet in London to the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Texas Ballet Theater, where she’s currently ...

In the photo with this story, Midland Community Center ballet instructor Angie Aguilera demonstrates third position to her class. Pictured are Evee Forkel, 5, of Midland, Audrey Beasley, 3, of Midland ...