Young dancers of color are shattering stereotypes and shaping the future of dance. Author and dance historian Brenda Dixon Gottschild recently visited Point Park University, home of the well-respected ...

I started out playing the viola when I was four, and that’s what induced me into the performing arts. The reason I started liking dance, predominantly, is that it is a stress relief. In middle and ...

If there were any lingering doubts about the transparent strength and athleticism of dancers, they have surely been quashed thanks to the recent rash of bad-ass ballerinas on screen. And as with any ...

When young 13-year-old ballerina Merci Higdon walked through the doors of Toptoe Dancewear in Baton Rouge, she was greeted by classical music, chandeliers and a professional balle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When artistic director Laura Sciortino met with families at Turning Pointe Dance Studio to ask about bringing back “The Sea ...

Celebrate the holidays with the tradition of the Nutcracker with Turning Pointe Center of Dance. This family-friendly production is a wonderful highlight of the holiday season that retains the ...

Filmmaker Larissa Bills wasn’t the only girl growing up in the 1970s to obsess over “A Very Young Dancer,” Jill Krementz’s photo-driven look at the life of a 10-year-old student at the School of ...