Carmen de Lavallade, the exquisite dancer who broke barriers throughout the arts during her six-decade performing career, has died. She was 94. De Lavallade died following a short illness, her son, ...

The company had been scheduled to perform at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. The decision adds to a growing number of artists withdrawing appearances from the venue this month. Doug Varone ...

Over six decades she worked in theater, opera, film and television alongside luminaries like Alvin Ailey, Lena Horne, Agnes de Mille and Harry Belafonte. Carmen de Lavallade in 2018. She continued to ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with choreographer Doug Varone about his decision to cancel upcoming performances by his dance company at the Kennedy Center. We hear now from one of the artists who canceled ...

In a departure from recent years of rich, saturated hues, PANTONE has named Cloud Dancer – an ethereal, airy white – as its Color of the Year for 2026. The selection marks the first time in the color ...

Carmen de Lavallade, a dancer whose transformative powers onstage and mesmerizing beauty inspired artistic collaborators as wide-ranging as Agnes de Mille, Alvin Ailey and her husband, Geoffrey Holder ...

Derek Hough and his wife Hayley Erbert welcomed their first child in December 2025 Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Derek Hough met his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, in 2014 The professional dancers got married in ...