1. If you’re uncomfortable in a leotard, don’t wear one. You might associate ballet with black leotards and pink tights, but adult students generally aren’t required to dress like extras on “Dance ...

When the coronavirus hit, ballet dancers had to take their twirling home. Zoom conferences replaced in-person rehearsals and cramped living rooms stood in for spacious studios — not to mention the ...

Sometimes you can find new interests in old places. For me, it was discovering a love of ballet more than 15 years after I first started training. Let me explain. I took ballet lessons from second ...

As dancers extend backward in arabesque, instructor Katy Pyle reminds them to keep their legs straight — but, Pyle adds, "not too straight." Everyone giggles. Though Pyle's students are performing a ...

Ballet: If you’re in a ballet school or conservatory program, there may be certain dress code rules to adhere to (e.g., the specific color of your leotard and tights). In college or adult open classes ...

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 ...

Just because Halloween has passed doesn’t mean your dreams of becoming a ballerina are left in the dust. A local ballet instructor — with tons of experience both on and off the stage — is hosting a ...

Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a desire to ...