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 ...

Angela Trimbur's dance classes encourage dancers to rebel against the perfection of ballet and embrace intuitive movement. We chatted with Trimbur to learn more about her inspirations and intentions ...

Discover how one writer is healing her relationship to her body and reconnecting with the joy of dance in a new anti-perfection ballet class. I was nervous entering my first ballet class in more than ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...

Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a desire to ...

Tracy Somani and her classmates exercise toe extensions in a Philadelphia Ballet class for adults who have never danced ballet before. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Ballet Hispánico School has announced its 2025 Adult Program Fall Session with ...

Students practice in an upper-level class at Victoria Ballet and Art in Palo Alto on Jan. 27, 2023. Photo by Grace Doerfler. Victoria Lee remembers seeing ballet dancers for the first time as a child ...

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 ...