At just 23 years old, my life as a professional dancer has been filled with experiences most people only dream of — gold medals, international travel and training with legends. But behind the ...

“If everyone knew how physically cruel dancing really is, nobody would watch,” said Margot Fonteyn, prima ballerina assoluta of The Royal Ballet. “Only those people who enjoy bull fights.” From The ...

Contract negotiations have brought higher pensions, mandated rest times, and increased wages for a job that requires intense schedules and years of training. American Ballet Theatre Corps de Ballet ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness about mental health has companies and schools focusing on their well-being, both physical and ...

Proceedings of a joint conference by Research Dept. of Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, Committee on Research in Dance, and American Dance Therapy Association, Nov. 10, 1968.

Claire Long was a biology and dance double major with a minor in chemistry and a 2022-23 health care ethics intern with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her ...