Disney’s live-action Nutcracker film has found its prima ballerina: dance prodigy Misty Copeland.

The House of Mouse announced its project titled The Nutcracker and the Four Realms back in March, with Lasse Hallström already attached to direct. Deadline report...

Technique class matters! At busy recital time schools struggle to keep a balance of technique and rehearsal. Encourage your students to keep up technique classes and not get so busy with choreography that they lose months of training to "performance goals". Remind them...

The dreams of a child should be honored. No matter how much we teach technique, demand excellence and require dedication.... the dreams should be respected. Screaming, labeling, insulting comments will destroy the love for the art. The love for the art of ballet is a h...

Dreams begin in the studio. When someone goes to the ballet they don't see or know the hours that came before this moment. The hard work, the frustration, the joy and the tears that led up to that career. How many times did they rehearse? How many social events did the...

 It takes a village but the outcome is so worth it! 

Positions of the Feet: In ballet, there are five basic positions of the feet, numbered one through five.  Each of the positions utilizes turn-out, or a 90-degreet rotation of the leg from the hip joint. Refer to the image above and match your feet to each of them t...

When it comes to their kids, parents want them to have the best. Exposure to things like sports and the arts help them to become more well rounded young men and women. Have you thought about ballet?   Kids are into all sorts of afterschool sports and other activities...