Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by George Lee was the original Tea in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” A documentary filmmaker found him and a lost part of ballet history in Las ...

Wang Yuanyuan, artistic director of Beijing Dance Theater, repairs a pointe shoe being used in her new piece Facing the Ocean. The lighthearted duet was one of two new works by Wang that premiered at ...

With the magical glow of a spotlight, grandiose sets and geometrically perfect choreography, the National Ballet of China’s “Chinese New Year (A Ballet In Two Acts)” performance transformed the ...

This story was written by CBS News' Connie Young in Beijing. In the last act of Swan Lake, the Black Swan must perform 32 fouettes -- in other words, spin 32 times on one toe and do it gracefully.

May 20 (UPI) --Chun Wai Chan became the first Chinese principal dancer of the New York City Ballet on Friday, the company announced on Twitter. His promotion to the rank was announced along with those ...

Saratoga Performing Arts Center has, in recent seasons, filled the schedule between the residencies of the New York City Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra by booking other prestigious dance ...

For Yuan Yuan Tan, the problem was the floors. For Tiit Helimets, Tan's partner in a "Swan Lake" that dazzled the Chinese, the problem was the beds. The common theme: hardness. "How hard the beds were ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Chun Wai Chan is the first principal dancer from China in New York City Ballet’s 74-year history. By Javier C. Hernández On a sleepy summer morning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO – Mayor Lori Lights has declared ...

Although their fellow competitors may be a few decades younger, the spirit of China’s latest up and coming dancing troupe keep them quick on their feet. The Rainbow Troupe is made up of eight ...