“It has never been done, what Jennifer Homans has done in Apollo’s Angels,” said Toni Bentley in The New York Times. The dancer turned critic has written “the only truly definitive history” of ballet.

Tiit Helimets, who had a long and celebrated career in dance, began Aug. 17 as artistic director for Sacramento Ballet.

Dancers in the Ballet Showcase Company perform a contemporary piece entitled 'Accustom.' The company performed choreography spanning ballet history, but not in chronological order. (Ryan Turner) The ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 31:01 This interview was ...

The girls of a poet’s dreams. A classic Russian folk tale. And a story out of “The Thousand and One Nights.” These are hardly revolutionary subjects. But 100 years ago, when Michel Fokine made ballets ...

A new documentary “Breaking Pointe” looks at 25 years of Cork City Ballet and how it has shaped the city. On Tuesday, January 22, New York will hold host to “Breaking Pointe,” an in-depth look at the ...

Misty Copeland, the ballerina who vaulted the ballet world to become a symbol of diversity in her art form, has been promoted to principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, making her the first ...

Beatrice Waterhouse happened to go to a college that had a notable dance program. She hadn’t taken a ballet class since her early teens, but she figured she’d take a course on the history of dance. It ...

SAN ANTONIO – Ballet is a sport, a dance, and an art with a long history. The School of Ballet San Antonio aims to teach children all aspects of the dance when they attend its programs. The school ...