Signing up for your first ballet class might feel like learning a foreign language—and that’s because it basically is! Not only is there a lot of new terminology to wrap your head (and feet) around, ...

Since I began writing ballet columns a year ago, I have received a great deal of positive feedback. One of my close friends said to me, "I like your Reno Gazette-Journal articles on ballet for dummies ...

Spend a night at the ballet. And a morning, an afternoon and an evening, as well. Starting at 9pm ET tonight, you can stream live, continuous behind-the-scenes footage from five of the best dance ...

The language of the ballet is in French; it all began in France with King Louis XIV in the 17th century. Wherever ballet is studied, the names of the steps are in French: tendu, grande battement, ...