Every year on George Balanchine’s birthday, January 22, the New York City Ballet honors him by commissioning at least one new work. This year, the celebratory “New Combinations” program also ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pennsylvania Ballet is celebrating its 50th birthday with a new home and a season of collaborations with cultural organizations presenting museum exhibits and lectures that ...

We should all be so limber at 85 years old. On May 28, American Ballet Theatre celebrated its 85th anniversary with a black-tie Spring Gala at Cipriani South Street in New York City. The evening, ...

A former ballerina enjoyed a surprise dance performance on her 101st birthday. Enid Docker, who has lived in Colten Care's Court Lodge in Lymington for the past two years, was visited by five teenage ...

Heidi Gardner celebrated her birthday over the weekend with literal dancing in the streets — with some of the best dancers in town. Kansas City Ballet dancers performed for the “Saturday Night Live” ...

For Caryl Maxwell’s 80th birthday, her sister suggested she do something special to mark the milestone. Maxwell knew exactly what she wanted to do: dance. “I wanted to get people together to enjoy ...

Vanessa Woods, right, founder of Vitality in Motion, assists adult students in one of her bi-weekly ballet classes. Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended ...