Competitions have long been a platform where student dancers can enjoy positive experiences and learn from sharing with like-minded, passionate young people. Many top professionals speak of how competitions gave them life-changing opportunities and a plac...

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. The term "co...

There is certainly more to dance than its literal meaning. It is a source of enjoyment, a stress buster or simply, an exercise. When in the form of folk dance it also connects to the ethos of the land. Folk dances are about history; about traditions and e...

So who are the most famous true hip-hop dancers and who are the most famous lyrical (new-style) hip hop dancers?

The world of Latin dance can be somewhat ambiguous and perplexing. We get it. That's why we've put together this succinct breakdown of styles in the genre and how they differ.

The arrival to the Bolshoi Theater of Alexander Godunov was sensational. A blond viking appeared in the theater with amazing appearance, huge growth, manly beauty, some very modern appearance and at the same time very individual.

Half a year ago I started taking ballet lessons from a former Russian prima ballerina. I have gradually come to understand the Russian method based on the Vaganova system, which has produced so many top-notch ballerinas on the world stage. Not that I'm a...

MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti . Aram Khachaturyan 's ballet "Gayane" will be shown on Tuesday at the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow after a break of almost 60 years, it will be presented by the Armenian National Academic Ope...

Agrippina Vaganova is a ballet dancer and teacher, the founder of the theory of Russian classical ballet, who brought up several generations of outstanding Russian ballerinas, including Marina Semenova and Galina Ulanova. Vaganova became famous, despite e...

A ballerina star of the Russian Bolshoi Theater was denied a US visa, depriving her of a gala she was scheduled to attend in New York, Russian agencies said Thursday, against a backdrop of drastic reduction of staff diplomatic

In 2018, the academy of Russian ballet named beautiful vaganova turns 280 years from the day of its founding. On June 19th, there will be a celebration of her jubilee in Moscow - in the big theatre.

Why do you spend so much money and time for your daughter’s ballet classes and rehearsals so that she goes on stage once a year?

International Ballet Competition in Moscow has become a strong and fruitful tradition, an integral and important part of the world of ballet life. Born in 1969, he quickly gained a high professional standing, serious creative reputation, status, responsib...

Maria Alexandria will always remain a legendary ballerina. After 20 years with the Bolshoi ballet, of which 13 of them she danced as a principle, she said that she felt it was "time to make a decision and turn to a new page". Here she is performing Carmen...

Many people were artistic and original in shaping dance during the 20th century and no matter who you choose to be your favorite, someone influential will be left off of this list. These are the top 5 that we feel really struck out and were the most innov...

Ballet Legend Baryshnikov Dances a Descent into Madness