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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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. — About 18 girls and boys put on new ballet shoes and mirrored an instructor’s movements. They turned out their feet to demi-plie — down, one-two, up, three-four — and they pointed their ...

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 ...

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 ...