German free agent outfielder Max Kepler was issued an 80-game doping ban by Major League Baseball on Friday after testing ...

Nikisha Fogo and Madeline Woo are both dancers in the San Francisco Ballet and they share the different traditions and celebrations that they've created over their years participating in the holiday ...

When the holidays roll around, you'd be hard pressed to find a ballet company in the world that isn't gearing up for a production of The Nutcracker. All across the U.S., companies stage their own ...

A group of young dancers dash out onto the floor during a rehearsal of party scene on Dec. 6 at Northwest Ballet Company and School for "The Nutcracker" performance with San Diego Ballet. (Hannah ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise its profile to a troupe that can rank among Europe’s best. Jurgita Dronina, left, the new leader of ...

This year’s production of Tchaikovsky’s much loved Nutcracker at London’s glorious Coliseum theatre is a truly enchanting experience for audiences of all ages. This refreshed version of the festive ...

At this time last year, Nicholas Patterson could barely walk from chemotherapy. Now he is dancing with the Sugar Plum Fairy. After battling cancer, Philadelphia Ballet dancer Nicholas Patterson is ...

Cleveland Ballet dancers rehearse five hours each day, five days per week, for eight weeks. With a few extra hours here and there, dancers spend more than 200 hours practicing their roles. While ...

Boston Ballet soloist Daniel R. Durrett has danced in a production of “The Nutcracker” every single year for the past two decades, with the exception of 2020. Like many ballet dancers, he started ...

PBS will air the English National Ballet’s production of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” as “Great Performances: Nutcracker from English National ...

In “The Nutcracker,” when Clara is entertained by a trio of divertissements (diversions) in the Land of Sweets, dances from around the world — the “Arabian Dance,” “Chinese Dance” and “Russian Dance” ...