Girls are who most would think of when asked about ballet – from the movements to the pink shoes. These societal expectations can alienate boys who want to try sports and activities typically ...

Ballet has always had a complicated relationship with gender. In the classical roles we watch on stage, men play princes and heartbreakers who leap high in the air and take up entire stages with large ...

It's not impossible for adults to learn ballet. Broadly speaking, though, dancers tend to start in the low-single-digit age range, with professionals usually hanging up their pointe shoes in their 30s ...

Sabreen illuminates the often-overlooked perspectives of Black Muslim teen girls in this emotionally charged debut. Sabriya Siddiq is one of only two Black ballet dancers in her school’s advanced ...

Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) several weeks ago began its five-week summer ballet program with 262 in-person students, representing 41 U.S. states and two countries, in addition to 65 ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. As a child studying at the School of American Ballet, I supplemented my formal ...