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Ballerina dies after hit-and-run in Philadelphia

Philadelphia - A young ballerina with a promising career has sadly succumbed to injuries received after she was hit by a car on Sunday. She was just 22 years old.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 3 comments

Ballet dancer sacked from La Scala, Milan

The ballet world has been rocked by the sudden sacking of Mariafrancesca Garritano, 33, on Feb 7 after she claimed that one in five ballet dancers suffered from anorexia. She was a leading dancer at La Scala in Milan, Italy.

In the Media by Amanda Payne

64 + 5 - what next for Paul McCartney?

New York - Will you still need me...when I’m sixty-four. Next year, the amazing Mr McCartney will reach the Biblical three score and ten, yet is still hard at work. Does he need the money, or is there another reason for his extraordinary output?

In the Media by Alexander Baron

New York man uses ballet as therapy for Cerebral Palsy

Living with cerebral palsy, 31-year-old Gregg Mozgala has said that all his life he's received "stares and looks" because of his uncontrolled walk caused by the debilitating brain disorder that has no known cure.

In the Media by Oliver VanDervoort - 1 comment

Canadian Federal Government Funds Ballet Troupe

The Canadian federal government has announced that it will fund through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada to the tune of $585,000.00.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 4 comments

Dancers Weighing in Over 200 Pounds, Troupe Strives for Big Impact

Russian Big Ballet Company is adding new weight — literally — to Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

In the Media by kml - 3 comments

The Real Billy Elliot Is A Lad From The Gritty North Too

LONDON (dpa) - Billy Elliot, the hugely successful British film about a young kid from a tough northern England mining town who becomes a ballet dancer, is based on a real person. The movie, which looks set to become film of the year in Britain and...

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VIDEO: Monica Mason: 54 years in ballet

Celebrating the Royal Ballet's Monica Mason

Rojo appointed to ballet role

Spanish dancer Tamara Rojo is appointed artistic director of the English National Ballet, it is announced.

Cuban ballet school turns 50

Cuba's world-renowned National Ballet School turns 50

Alberta Ballet to set new work to music of k.d. lang

Alberta Ballet artistic director Jean Grandmaître's next collaboration will be with k.d. lang.

Royal Ballet star's sudden exit shocks dance world

The ballet world is spinning after one of the art's brightest stars walked away from Britain's Royal Ballet without explanation, days before he was due to take the lead in a new production.