With apologies to pointe shoes, nothing says “classical ballet” like a tutu. For more than a century, little has changed with the basic structure of its two essential styles: the historically older ...

As the quiet, constant hum of various sewing machines overlaps with music floating up from dance studios below, a team of busy costumers concentrate on the task at hand. This hum is ever-present in ...

This was a prickly topic in the dance cyberworld last month after critic Lewis Segal ranted in the Los Angeles Times that today's productions "wallow in flatulent nostalgia," ignore the present and ...

Public defenders across the region say they are overwhelmed and understaffed, warning that limited funding in Pennsylvania is stretching offices thin and making Seasonal road at Raystown Lake to ...

As the lights dimmed and the dancers leapt into motion, Columbia Repertory Ballet’s fall gala became a tapestry of sensation—classical ballet melding with a neoclassical and contemporary edge. Tutus ...

For Houston Ballet dancer Saul Newport, Rock and Roll and Tutus is more than just a performance program. It is a test of versatility, artistry, and endurance. Moving between the joy and vigor of ...

Is Sayako Toku the fastest ballerina in the West? The unabashedly confident young Houston Ballet soloist burned that question into my brain Thursday by unleashing a streak of piqué turns so lightning ...

I learned the importance of the dance costume at a very early age, as both my parents were dancers, and I can remember watching repeated costume fittings for hours from my crib near the piano in my ...

Central Oregon School of Ballet presents Giselle, one of the most revered works of the classical ballet canon, with performances April 18–19 at Mountain View High School. Tickets are now available at ...