The beauty, gracefulness, precision and musicality — Brittany Butler was hooked on ballet at an early age. From an excited 3-year-old to a focused high school dance student to a professional dancer, ...
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 ...
Gen Zers, specifically women in their late 20s, have been taking to TikTok to reveal that they’re learning ballet for the first time. While taking up a hobby in adulthood isn’t anything new, this ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Ballet Hispánico School has announced its 2025 Adult Program Fall Session with ...
As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...
Dancers perform a scene from "Swan Lake" at the Westside School of Ballet adult showcase at New Roads School in Santa Monica in August. (Zoe Cranfill / Los Angeles Times) For the record: 11:40 a.m.
Dancer and dance teacher Leigh Brockman Horowitz knew that one of the first things she wanted to do when she moved from the New Orleans area to St. Louis was get involved with the dance community.
Day, who has led PBT’s Dance and Fitness program since 2020, says she cares deeply about giving the adult division room to ...
It's not impossible for adults to learn ballet. Broadly speaking, though, dancers tend to start in the low-single-digit age range, with professionals usually hanging up their pointe shoes in their 30s ...
By CAROLYN BROWN For the Advocate When daily life seems to be speeding up, who wouldn’t love to learn “how to embrace the ...
'Ballet Rehearsal on Stage' by Edgar Degas. CATHY WURZER: OK, this is going to be an interesting little turn here from hard rock to, what, ballet. [LAUGHS] We're going to talk about ballet growing in ...