Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

Ballet has always had a complicated relationship with gender. In the classical roles we watch on stage, men play princes and heartbreakers who leap high in the air and take up entire stages with large ...

It was a week into adult beginning ballet at Greenwood’s American Dance Institute (ADI), and a student had let out a knee-jerk apology for a small error during ...

Orange County native Anna Wassman-Cox always knew ballet could spark joy. But it wasn’t until the two-time breast cancer survivor came back to dance after battling her illness that she realized ballet ...

The lights come on, the music starts playing and as if in a scene from a play, masked ballet dancers glide into position. Only this time, the stage is the outdoors, the masks are prevention against ...

The world of dance isn’t immune to the effects of coronavirus, but the arts won’t be completely denied. “We’re just doing our best to be part of the new normal for now,” said Danny Mitsios, executive ...

Tamara Pagan beams with pride as she watches her 3-year-old daughter Ava Corlette dance around their home. As if spending the majority of her short life navigating lockdowns and quarantines hasn't ...

Four of Heather Sorter’s young ballet students recently traveled to San Mateo County to participate in the annual Youth America Grand Prix in Millbrae. “This is the first time I watched my students ...