At Studio A in Los Angeles, Diane Kravif, 75, stands at the barre with pin-straight posture. Pink slippers cover her feet, and her silver bob is pushed back with a headband. Watching her tendu and ...

Running With Théoden is a special Observer interview series featuring runs with influential Charlotteans. This week: Dancer Remi Okamoto.

When we think of ballet, we probably think of children dancing like sugar plum fairies in the Nutcracker, but that's a narrow view. Just ask the ladies who are devotees of adult, gentle ballet.

A melodic piano fills the room. Synchronous tapping echoes off the walls. Pointe shoes shuffle as dancers glide across the hard floor. These are the all too familiar sounds that make up the Ballet ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series, in which we find out: “How do they do that?” Sometimes, in a ballet, time stops. “The Sleeping Beauty,” coming to Pacific Northwest Ballet ...

Sophie Williams’ decade-long dance career has taken her across the globe, from the English National Ballet in London to the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Texas Ballet Theater, where she’s currently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlotte Observer reporter Théoden Janes continues his series of interviews with influential, intriguing people who live and work ...