Dancers perform a scene from "Swan Lake" at the Westside School of Ballet adult showcase at New Roads School in Santa Monica in August. (Zoe Cranfill / Los Angeles Times) For the record: 11:40 a.m.

Dancer and dance teacher Leigh Brockman Horowitz knew that one of the first things she wanted to do when she moved from the New Orleans area to St. Louis was get involved with the dance community.

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The Washington School of Ballet offers open classes for adults at all skill levels. Want to try ballet? The Washington School of Ballet offers open classes for adults at a variety of skill levels, in ...

When dance instructor Isabella Picinic moved to Coral Springs from Miami last February, she identified a niche that needed ...

Dancing has always been a wonderful form of art, but ballet is perhaps the most beautiful of them all, mixing grace and musicality with perfection, so we wanted to show you 9 cheap ballet classes in ...

When Caitlin Schneider stepped into her first ballet class in March 2024, she wasn’t chasing a childhood dream — she was just looking for a fresh challenge. A 42-year-old private yoga teacher from ...

Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a desire to ...

On a Tuesday in September, Mary Ruble walked up to the barre of the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica for a 7:45 a.m. ballet class, joining about 30 women of all different ages. They stretched ...