When Misty Copeland—the trailblazing American Ballet Theatre principal dancer who retired from the company last fall—appeared onstage at Sunday night’s 98th Academy Awards to reenact her Sinners performance,

As ballerinas jump and spin beneath theater lights, a four-year-old girl leans forward in her auditorium seat. Completely absorbed in the magic of “The Nutcracker,” Delfina Nelson-Todd knew then and there what she wanted to be when she grew up.

To the sound of ominous horns, a dancer in a wolf mask prowls the stage, fingers bent into claws. Weaving between grasses played by youth dancers, the wolf stalks a duck in bright orange shoes. Alas, his wild hunt is not meant to be, for in the Central New ...

PHOENIX — Ballet Arizona will offer free dance performances across the Valley at local parks this September as part of their annual signature event called Ballet Under the Stars! “It brings our fantastic company to everyone's individual communities so ...

San Francisco Ballet has removed its planned Kennedy Center performances from its touring page, though the Washington venue still lists the engagement.

From the Boston Ballet's whimsical Shakespearean production to KAIROS Dance Theater's work set to cellist Dave Eggar's music, WBUR arts contributor Shira Laucharoen shares 13 dance events that urge us to aspire for more.

PHOENIX — Ballet Arizona kicks off its season with free performances under the stars! “There are food trucks, it is bring a long chair and your blanket and your kids and your family and your neighbors come together [to] watch this wonderful performance ...