ballet

I learned instead that ballet is grueling, often painful work made to look effortless by the incredible professional dancers who dedicate their lives to the art form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Alas, while I took ballet lessons as a child, I did not grow up to join a company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

With Gershwin’s jazzy accompaniment, the ballet has been described as “tap dance on pointe,” and staying warm is a requirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

While he wanted to focus purely on directing, the studio insisted that he appear in the film along with the cadre of ballet dancers he had chosen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The studio was filled with students who were busily putting on their ballet slippers or stretching.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

It all ultimately feels like five separate little ballets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

She also reimagined famous choreography from ballets like “The Nutcracker” and “Sleeping Beauty.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

His ballets are effective in ways no one else’s are.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Stafford and Whelan have commissioned 12 ballets by choreographers of color in the last six years, it says.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

Lincoln Center was home to world-famous operas and ballets.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana