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?

There are so many Ballet Companies around the world, and many of you are curious about which ones are ranked the highest. While this topic will always remain subjective, since Ballet is a form of art, here is a compilation (in no particular order) of the...

The dance of ballet was first introduced to the world in the fifteenth century Italian Renaissance courts. Years later, a wealthy Italian woman, Catherine de Medici, who was also married to King Henry II of France was a huge fan of the art form.

These flat-bottomed predecessors of the modern pointe shoe were secured to the feet by ribbons and incorporated pleats under the toes to enable dancers to leap, execute turns, and fully extend their feet. The first dancers to rise up on their toes did so...

Photos of Architectural Digest magazine in 1985 of a luxurious Parisian apartment of the legend of world ballet Rudolf Nureyev, located on the Voltaire embankment, opposite the Louvre. Photos of the Rudolf Nureyev's apartment of the chic interior, the op...

Flexibility plays a major role in the advancement of a ballerina. Being flexible has many advantages that will work in your favor when you're trying to improve overall as a dancer. Her are some stretches you should be doing every day in order to improve...

Backstage at the Bolshoi: A New HBO Film Peers Into the Dark World of Russian Ballet

Ballet is a beautiful art form that has been around for centuries. When most people hear the word “ballet”, they tend to picture a tall, thin woman in a tutu. But there are many male ballet dancers and they are just as talented and essential as the female...

Svetlana Zakhorova talks about her experience performing Swan Lake with the Bolshoi Ballet.

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...

When watching or performing a ballet, it is always most exciting when its time for a variation. Most ballets revolve around variations as well as the Pas de deux. From the list below, which do you enjoy both dancing and watching the most?

Quiz about Svetlana Zakharova, principal dancer of Bolshoi Ballet.

Two great ballerinas dancing the female variation from "Grand Pas Classique".

Why do you need to do workouts for the feet?.... Well, the muscles in the feet make up for a quarter of the muscles in the entire human body. So overlooking the condition of these muscles will be like not taking care of a large portion of your muscles. I...

We all know that the world of ballet is full of dancers that love music and live with it. Their principal dream it’s to be known by a lot of people and to have the most amazing performances on the stage.