The filmmaker Larissa Bills wasn’t the only girl growing up in the 1970s to obsess over “A Very Young Dancer,” Jill Krementz’s photo-driven look at the life of a 10-year-old student at the ...

Lead principal dancer and deputy director reflects on his career with one of China's greatest ballet companies as it stages adaptation of Swan Lake, Zhang Kun reports. As the Shanghai Ballet ...

Edwards’s first professional performances on pointe, in December 2020, were with the then-brand new Ballet22, created by the former Trockadero member Roberto Vega Ortiz and the dancer Theresa ...

For men to be on pointe at a professional ballet school right now, hasn't really happened." Edwards, who uses he/him, she/her, and they/them pronouns, is originally from Flint, MI, and joined the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new docuseries is pulling back the curtain on the training it takes to become a professional dancer. “On Pointe,” produced by Ron Howard, goes inside the ...

Ballet thrives on talent. Never mind any of the other deciding factors when it comes to casting. If a dancer doesn’t have talent, the roles aren’t going to come. The brutal truth comes out in ...

“On Pointe” began filming in 2019 and aimed to follow students at SAB for a full calendar year, although production was cut short in early 2020 when COVID hit and the school was required to ...

Misty Copeland made history as the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black principal dancer. Here’s everything to know about ...

This inspired the creation of the pointe shoes we know today -- shoes sturdy enough to hold up a dancer without the help of wires. And centuries later, the shoes are still made by hand.

Ruth Essel, 30, founder of Pointe Black Ballet School, and Kioni, 10, rehearse during class whilst an onlooker watches through the window in London, Britain, August 4, 2023.

Amputee ballet dancer appeals for 'en pointe' prosthetic foot. Published. 13 January 2021. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image source, Christopher Hope. Image caption, ...

One of RNZB's longest-serving dancers, Katherine Skelton is no stranger to hard work.