Tracy Somani and her classmates exercise toe extensions in a Philadelphia Ballet class for adults who have never danced ballet before. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

During the summer, no experience is necessary at this free open-air event on the Music Center plaza. Use the stars as your guide (plus the instructors on hand) as you learn a range of dance moves, ...

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 ...

Sometimes you can find new interests in old places. For me, it was discovering a love of ballet more than 15 years after I first started training. Let me explain. I took ballet lessons from second ...

Before coming to the University of Florida, Alex Murphy had never taken a dance lesson. He enrolled in a basic ballet class as a sophomore and struggled. Murphy said he had trouble adapting to the ...

Just because Halloween has passed doesn’t mean your dreams of becoming a ballerina are left in the dust. A local ballet instructor — with tons of experience both on and off the stage — is hosting a ...