Of all the pursuits that inspire, and sometimes require, a vocational devotion among children—figure skating, say, or chess—ballet trumps them all. Its standards are exacting, its devotees are ...

An assembly of excited audience members shift anxiously in their seats. The buzz of light-hearted banter matches the racing heart beats of those behind the curtain. Show time. The lights dim, and a ...

When you’re a dancer, you have to baby your feet, especially if you’re a man dancing in pointe shoes. Most male ballet dancers don’t dance on their toes, but Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has ...

Turning Pointe Dance is a faith-based dance studio in Colorado Springs. The studio, owned by dancer Tina Cook, offers a range of classes for students ages 2 and older. "Turning Pointe Dance is ...

The first time Ashton Edwards tried dancing on pointe, it felt like coming home. “It was just like magic. It felt beautiful on pointe. I felt like I could dance forever.” Edwards, originally from ...

The pointe shoe is instrumental and symbolic to ballet. As a tool, pointe shoes extend a dancer’s line and create a sense of physical lightness. As an emblem, the pointe shoe is associated with ballet ...

We know that enrolling yourself or your child into a dance class can be a bit overwhelming. But we also know that if we deliver the right kind of support to you, then years from now you will look back ...

Chelsea Speer, right, works on a dance routine with, from left, Kassidy Speer, Kaylin Stein, Jordan Bauer, Karissa Speer and Rachel Wenz at Turning Point Dance in Kalispell on Friday, June 25, 2021.