When we think of ballet, we often imagine lithe, lean, long-limbed ballerinas gracefully and effortlessly performing demanding technical feats. However, maintaining a body that fulfills this aesthetic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Royal Ballet’s artistic associate Christopher Wheeldon - Rii Schroer Christopher Wheeldon has a guilty secret. “I grew up ...

Colleen Werner tried lots of sports in school — including t-ball, softball, basketball and cheerleading — but her true love has always been dance. She remembers dancing around the house as a toddler, ...

The ideal ballet body type boils down to women with large eyes, a long neck, long legs, flexible back, flat chest, lean muscles, lots of hip rotation and a high instep. This doesn’t even include the ...

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BRADENTON, Fla. — They are moving with grace through a world that often isn't fitted for them and in some cases one which has rejected them. Ahead of their signature holiday performance, a local ...

Alena Corniea, a sophomore dance major at the University of Minnesota, said she struggled with body image and disordered eating during her early teenage years related to her dance environment. Corniea ...

Ellie Bresler’s freshman year in the University of Utah’s ballet program didn’t get off to a promising start. “I had a teacher come up to me and say that they didn’t think I was going to be successful ...