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Lluvia Cervantes never took her eyes off of her teacher, Erin McMahon, at the Central West Ballet studio during ballet class earlier this month. Lluvia is 9 years old and has autism, and for the first ...

After a powerful performance of the “Gentle Nutcracker,” a sensory-friendly performance of the holiday show designed to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals, the Boulder Ballet decided to ...

Tamara Pagan beams with pride as she watches her 3-year-old daughter Ava Corlette dance around their home. As if spending the majority of her short life navigating lockdowns and quarantines hasn't ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A peak inside one of Houston Ballet's sun drenched studios, and you see Lauren Anderson in her happy place. A place to teach, inspire, and pass down everything within her to a ...

Just dance. For kids, it really is that simple, and once they get a taste of the fun and magic that is created by dancing, the next step is often wanting to join in a local dance class. As early as 2 ...