NEW YORK CITY -- 9-year-old April and 10-year-old Brooke were banned from performing in the annual "Black Nutcracker" in New York City because of their braids, according to their mother. Every year ...

If you want to see a holiday ballet, you’ve usually got only one choice — and it involves a Rat King, a little girl, and a magical Nutcracker Prince. This year, however, there’s another option ...

Ever since Gilmore Girls, writer/director/showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino has become synonymous with a certain kind of cozy, girly escapism. That was initially the ...

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 ...

Guan Yu from the Beijing Dance Academy gives a ballet class to rural girls in Duancun village in Hebei province. Provided to China Daily Every weekend over the past few months, Guan Yu and his wife ...