Dancer Nia Towe had been keeping a secret for months. Last week, Towe, who was born and raised in Chicago, settled in to watch an episode of reality television with her family and boyfriend. On-screen ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by New York City Ballet invited 4,500 students to see the show. We hung out with third graders from Girls Prep Bronx and talked ballet. By Julia Jacobs ...

Throughout history, African American dancers, choreographers and instructors (e.g. Kathrine Dunham, Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey, Cab Calloway, and the Nicholas Brothers) have made major contributions ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Ballet’s strict gender norms put pressure on women to conform. But dancers who don’t are finding they’re not alone. By Siobhan Burke As a teenage ...

Despite the fact the most ballet dancers are women, there is a gender gap in favor of men at the top levels. If there is one occupation in which it seems women should have an equal shot of making it ...