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The most imposing character in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s first work for Houston Ballet is the stationary "figure" that serves as a set: an ancient-looking, gnarly tree whose bare, twisted branches ...

Is Sayako Toku the fastest ballerina in the West? The unabashedly confident young Houston Ballet soloist burned that question into my brain Thursday by unleashing a streak of piqué turns so lightning ...

There are two ways to pack a tutu. Placed in crates specifically designed for their transport, they can either hang as worn or sit stacked upside down, lying flat, one tutu on top of the other - tutu ...

"Ballet Now" follows New York City Ballet dancer Tiler Peck. "Ballet Now" follows Tiler Peck as she tries to execute her groundbreaking vision of mashing together the worlds of tap, hip-hop, ballet ...

Cincinnati Ballet wardrobe mistress Diana Adams knew she was learning a special skill before she traveled to New York City in the mid-1970s to study under Russian émigré Barbara Karinska, famous for ...

Mónica Gómez was not in leaping mode during a recent “day off” at Houston Ballet’s studios, unless you count the mental exercise required to jump nonstop from one interviewer to the next. She looked ...

Houston Ballet’s Rock and Roll and Tutus brings together legendary choreographers with fresh new voices, and among them is Jacquelyn Long, who not only performs but also contributes her own original ...

We live in a society that still clings to traditional gender roles, which often hold people back from fully expressing themselves. To some, being a hands-on father and embracing the life of a "girl ...

I couldn’t help but think of my old Albuquerque Journal colleague Rick Nathanson when Huntsville Ballet Artistic Director Phillip Otto asked me if I wanted to be part of the cast for this year’s ...

DELAFIELD -- A Delafied Police Department officer is receiving a lot of praise for joining his daughter at ballet class in his police uniform -- and a tutu. Valeria Anne Stern-Dixon owns Petite Pas ...