A trip through the archives on the Dance Division’s 75th anniversary shows how its history reflects the arc of American dance in the 20th century.

While there’s no “one way” to become a professional ballerina, many performers who dance for a living follow a typical trajectory. Keep reading to learn the steps (you are a dancer, after all) to help ...

The ballet look is in vogue. "Balletcore" — think tulle, leggings, leg warmers etc. — can be seen on runways with "freaky tutus" and in department stores with Miu Miu's popular $1,000 flats, on TikTok ...

In 2019, Alexandra Basmagy, then a corps de ballet dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the world's most renowned dance companies, found herself pregnant and trekking around New York, ...

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Ballet evolves slowly, and that includes footwear. But a new shoe with sneaker technology is giving dancers support from the heel up. Credit...Grant Hindsley for The New York ...

Kate Stanforth tells PEOPLE she was training at a pre-professional level when symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) forced her to stop dancing Courtesy Kate Stanforth Kate Stanforth began ballet ...

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