I'm a 24-year-old female who's obsessed with being active. I've always been that way. When I was a kid, I tried my hand at every sport: soccer, field hockey, softball, you name it. Nothing ever seemed ...

For the last nine years, children with Down syndrome in Alexandria, Virginia, have had the opportunity to be introduced to ballet thanks to The Purple Tutu. The program is now under the umbrella of ...

Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

For the last few weeks, my husband “Derek” and I have been at odds over allowing our 8-year-old son, “Noah,” to take ballet lessons. Noah has a cousin who does ballet, and over the Christmas holiday ...

Geniss Duran, 3, is the littlest dancer in Aida Perez’s Ballet Folklorico classes. Her mom, Yesenia Flores, said the weekly dance lessons are a good way to get her daughter involved in activities ...

Staying in shape has been one of the more challenging aspects of social distancing during the coronavirus crisis. With gyms closed to help stop the spread of the disease, people are having to get ...

Parents who think their kids are learning discipline by taking ballet may be right, but a new study suggests that it comes at a cost. Reporting in the journal Psychology of Music, researchers say they ...