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...

"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"(Masha) is a dance for a ballerina. It is the third movement in The Nutcracker pas de deux. This pas de deux is from Act 2 of the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker.

A list of stretches that will improve your turnout. Each stretch comes with a description of the goals of each position.

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Anastasia for Deutsche Oper Ballet in 1967. He was inspired by the true story of Anna Anderson.

Amazing 5th Year Vaganova Students In Character Class

Casse-Noisette Compagnie “Bolshoi Theatre” Casse-Noisette Compagnie, chor. Jean-Christophe Maillot Final pas de deux Olga Smirnova (Ольга Смирнова) Artem Ovcharenko (Артём Овчаренко

Choose between your favorite Russian ballerinas from this list.

A moment of Manon in rehearsal Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov are preparing to perform Manon,

Hillarious Parody of Michael Fokine's Choreography of The Dying Swan. Dancer - Ida Nevaseyneva.

Feet are a big deal in ballet. Students and professionals alike obsess over how their feet look, feel, and function. Who can forget the cliche image of delicate pink pointe shoes tip-toeing across the floor? Beautiful ballet feet have a reputation, but th...

Maria Khoreva, Vaganova Ballet Academy student

These ladies didn’t only make waves on stage - their private lives were scrutinized by the public and for good reason. Affairs with royals, rags to riches upbringings, and political oppression shaped their lives. One thing remained constant though, and th...

This quiz tests your knowledge of basic to advanced ballet terminology and their translations.

This is a video of Mikhail Baryshnikov's performance of the variation La Bayadere at the first ever International Ballet Competition. Mikhail Baryshnikov's Competition Solo from 1969 in Moscow at the First International Ballet Competition. This performan...

Since it's YAGP season here, I want to emphasize the importance of acquiring basic technique skills. While watching dancers perform at YAGP, you can see them do multiple pirouettes, yet they lack the technique to close to a simple fifth position. The beau...