If possible, dancers with professional aspirations should begin ballet classes at an early age—usually between three and eight years old. It is also important that they (or rather, their parents ...

World renowned ballet instructor Petur Iliev has danced and choreographed ballet all over the globe, from Bulgaria to Seattle ...

Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to find new versions of themselves. By Gia Kourlas It’s a test tube ...

These professional dancers swear by arthritis relief gels, epsom salt soaks and massage guns — and we could all learn a thing or two from them.

More than 400 young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered in Massachusetts with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at the Youth America Grand Prix auditions. The four-day ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Aspiring ballet dancers at The Rock Center for Dance in Las Vegas hope to dance to the top at this year’s Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) ballet scholarship. “It’s one of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Dancer Sara Cook performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Ballet will be saying goodbye to one of its staples this April after principal dancer Asuka Sasaki announced she will retire at the end of the 2024-25 season.

By Elizabeth Kendall New York City Ballet dancers trickled onstage in mismatched sweatshirts, down vests, practice tutus and leg warmers at the start of a rehearsal for Alexei Ratmansky’s ...

Professional ballet dancers spend much of their careers playing fictional characters. For the female dancers, there are swans and sugar plums and celebrated damsels under duress, like Cinderella ...