It was a week into adult beginning ballet at Greenwood’s American Dance Institute (ADI), and a student had let out a knee-jerk apology for a small error during ...

I mused in my admissions essay for Barrett, the Honors College about the lessons dancing ballet taught me. That essay was supposed to be a testament to my character, but now it seems like a eulogy for ...

About 30 minutes before my son's first, and so far only, ballet class, I was desperately sifting through the toddler section at Target. While the ballet outfits for little girls are plentiful and ...

As I enter the studio I sigh with relief. I’m through a magic portal and the outside world is on pause It’s a Friday and I’m driving along Kings Way. The traffic is heavy but my heart is light. Soon I ...

Despite the hurdles, there is a major bonus. Ballet brings me closer to my three-year-old, because we can do a Plié or Pirouette together. I love ballet. Like the best kind of writing, ballet is ...

My Spotify is my most honest form of social media. Instagram is a polished, posed image of my hilarious, cool, city girl life. Twitter is a library of my neverending witty refrains, dry remarks and ...

What has it meant to be a dancer who can’t perform, not because of an injury, but because of a pandemic? Dancing alone — and performing virtually — became the new norm. And, of course, life went on.