BRISTOL, Va. – Seven-year-old Elizabeth Oakley fidgeted just a little bit. Then the boundless bundle of energy straightened up and stood as still as a whisper and listened intently to the woman she ...
At 8 a.m. on a chilly Tuesday, dancer Jackson Sarver waits outside the back door at BalletMet Columbus, his breath faintly visible in the air. The building on Mount Vernon Avenue is locked. “This ...
Most 16-year-olds are studying and just beginning to think about future career paths, but one local dance already has an established career on stage as a ballerina. Most 16-year-olds are just ...
If there’s a common thread that runs through both leadership and ballet, it’s that it takes a lot of work to make it look easy. No one knows this better than superstar ballerina Misty Copeland. When ...
Mel Tomlinson, a former New York City ballet star, told the young boys to leave the dance studio and not come back unless they were ready to work. Dance requires discipline, he told the group of 13 ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at [email protected] or metro editor Marly ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former professional dancer and teacher Rebecca Aleman is a master instructor in the community engagement program at Joffrey Ballet. "I believe ballet is the basic of all dance," she ...