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 ...

Chicago Dance Health Fund, which provides financial relief for preventative health care and critical medical needs for Chicago dance industry professionals, revealed the companies participating in ...

Jake Roxander, a virtuosic wonder at American Ballet Theater, was promoted onstage after a recent performance. The news ...

Dance for Life has announced the lineup for its 2025 performance and gala in August at the Auditorium Theatre and Venue SIX10. The list of Chicago-area dance companies participating this summer ...

Dance for Life is back this fall to shine a spotlight on life, mental health, and how dance, music, and art play a part in ...

As New York Theatre Ballet takes the stage in ECU’s Wright Auditorium this weekend, Artistic Director Steven Melendez expects a somewhat different audience than he saw at a recent area venue where ...

I am a frustrated dancer. As a child, I used to dance to songs from musical theater and movie soundtracks. I used to imitate ballet and contemporary dance movements when I danced—but it was the ’80s, ...

After 25 years spent dancing with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Misty Copeland is retiring. Ten years ago, the prima ballerina became the company's first Black principal dancer. At 32 years old, ...

HOUSTON – “A lot of death happens in them,” jokes Houston Ballet principal dancer Jessica Collado of her silk, baby pink ballet slippers. A ballerina’s point shoes have a reputation for being tough on ...