The Academy of Performing Arts offers a variety of dance and music classes including ballet and pointe. Pictured are advanced ballet students Arrayah Wehr, Chloe Davenport and Makayla Davenport. (JMK ...

First things first, aficionados of ethereal dance: If you sign up for a free online session with the Los Angeles Ballet, you will not need to rise to your toes by the close of the class. But consider ...

Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

When Katie Warren started dancing ballet at 2 years old, she told her mother that she wanted to dance long enough to get the “pretty shoes” — the pale pink satin toe shoes adorned with flowing ribbon ...