Could another dance shoe be rivaling timeless ballet flats? Yes. Jazz shoes are claiming the spotlight, edging out dainty ...

Reginald Ray-Savage spent three decades teaching, mentoring and inspiring dancers in Oakland while building one of the Bay ...

Ballet flats are taking a back seat.

Ko Tanaka, the first Off-Broadway Japanese composer known for his fusion of jazz with American musical theater and Japanese musical traditions, is composing a ballet rendition of the ...

Classical ballet is based on elaborate, strict rules that determine how the dancers can and cannot move, while jazz dance is an extremely flexible medium that exudes enthusiasm. Thus it may be hard to ...

Adrenalin is at an all-time high on St. Ferdinand Street. In these final rehearsals for Marigny Opera Ballet's Thursday (Jan. 25) world premiere of "Jazz Ballets," everything is coming together. Yes, ...

San Diego Ballet artistic director Javier Velasco distinguishes his company with repertoire that maintains its classical integrity, but dips a toe shoe in musical theater, jazz and Latin genres. His ...

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal has been ahead of the curve since it was founded in 1972. This chamber-size troupe, known for high energy performances, was started with a simple concept: to combine ...

How do you keep pace with the times without losing your essential identity? It’s a question former Canadian ballet star Louis Robitaille has pondered carefully during his post-performance career as ...