Colleen Werner tried lots of sports in school — including t-ball, softball, basketball and cheerleading — but her true love has always been dance. She remembers dancing around the house as a toddler, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Royal Ballet’s artistic associate Christopher Wheeldon - Rii Schroer Christopher Wheeldon has a guilty secret. “I grew up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the corps de ballet rarely receive individual recognition. But in a ballet like “Swan Lake,” which Cincinnati Ballet ...

When we think of ballet, we often imagine lithe, lean, long-limbed ballerinas gracefully and effortlessly performing demanding technical feats. However, maintaining a body that fulfills this aesthetic ...

Never before have humans lived such a disembodied existence. Many of us spend our days hunched over the computer, ignoring our body until our limbs go numb. As of 2011, only about 20 percent of ...

“If everyone knew how physically cruel dancing really is, nobody would watch,” said Margot Fonteyn, prima ballerina assoluta of The Royal Ballet. “Only those people who enjoy bull fights.” From The ...

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 ...