At this dance school, young girls dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes that may only hold up for a few months — and their parents are fully supportive. This isn’t a new fashion trend. It’s the reality ...

Ballerinas from around the world gathered inside the Terrace Room at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York City. The 500 dancers donned pink leotards and practice tutus to see if this company could ...

If there were any lingering doubts about the transparent strength and athleticism of dancers, they have surely been quashed thanks to the recent rash of bad-ass ballerinas on screen. And as with any ...

En Pointe Technologies Inc., a Gardena business-to-business software firm, said it has agreed to be acquired by a company owned by its chief executive Attiazaz “Bob” Din and his family. Din Global ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. For ballerinas, dancing en pointe is arguably the most difficult technique of their art to master. Now ...

Before joining the board of directors of A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, the resident ballet company of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, my knowledge of ballet would fit in a thimble. Three quarters ...

In professional ballet, the female dancer often appears light and airy and seems to float lightly into the air without effort performing en pointe (on the tips of the toes). By contrast, the male ...

Upstairs in a lofty studio at the Margaret Alkek William Center for Dance, there's something a little different about Monday's afternoon class. Some of the male dancers wear cargo-style joggers and ...

PCM CEO Frank Khulisi is counting on his company's recent acquisition of En Pointe to help turn a 9 percent quarterly sales decline into double-digit sales growth. "After you cycle through all the ...