When it comes to an intense workout, three Vancouver fitness-studio operators say that to raise the bar, you’ve got to add a bar—a ballet barre, that is. Pliés meet Pilates in ballet-inspired exercise ...

Moe Kawakami, a first-year human biology and society student, founded UCLA’s first ballet company with her friends Ying Xuan Chua, a first-year economics and psychology student, and Ada Chung, a first ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

WHENEVER I GET near a barre for ballet-based training, my brain reverts to 8 years old. It thinks I know all the moves from childhood ballet classes, so the class won’t be hard. The truth is, I’m an ...

SAO PAULO — Past the graffiti-covered overpass and subway tracks, in a slum penned in by high-rises, 8-year-old Gabriela Aparecida fixes her curly hair into a bun as she waits for a ride to her new ...

New novels combine romance and raunchy trysts with body politics and an exploration of the industry’s power dynamics Where would you expect to read the latest on the politics of the ballet world? A ...

IT’S the rare actress and singer who performs pliés like a pro – but in Broadway’s new “Oklahoma!,” there’s Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey, doing graceful arabesques, seemingly in the air. The famous ...

Dancers are sharing their skills online as venues are shut due to the coronavirus. Our critic stepped up to test one out The core of a ballet dancer’s life is daily class. Whether it’s a child just ...