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In 1974, in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, a few ballet enthusiasts formed Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a satirical ballet company born out of New York City’s drag scene. Lovingly known as the Trocks, the company’s hilarious takes on classic ballets are performed en travesti, with men dancing all the roles and donning tutus, tights and very large pointe shoes.

The Baryshnikov Arts Center presents the digital premiere of Cielo Elena, a new dance film by Omar Román De Jesús, created in part during a residency at BAC this March. The program also features Jesús's 2021 film Los Perros del Barrio Colosal. The online presentation is free and available to watch on demand from Monday, April 25, at 5pm ET, until Monday, May 9, at 5pm, at bacnyc.org.

The world-famous Radio City Rockettes are partnering with Black colleges and dance conservatories to make their kickline look more like America.

A mixed bill entitled “Dichotomous” brimmed with the hopeful and sometimes unsure energy of a fresh start for this dance company.

The world-famous Radio City Rockettes are partnering with Black colleges and dance conservatories to make their kickline look more like America.

The world-famous Radio City Rockettes are partnering with Black colleges and dance conservatories to make their kickline look more like America.

A YOUNG dancer from East Lancashire who has achieved success in New York has opened up about the highs and lows of the…

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company brings a versatile, mixed-rep program featuring George Balanchines beloved classical pas de deux "Stars and Stripes" and three Midwest premieres to the McAninch Arts Center on Friday, March 25.

Having danced with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for an astounding 25 years, dancer Vernard J. Gilmore's love and passion for the company, and in particular the classic work "Revelations," is still radiant.

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, America’s beloved cultural ambassador to the world, completes its coast-to-coast North American tour at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Friday-Sunday, May 6-8, 2022. Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences in a program celebrating Artistic Director Robert Battle’s 10th anniversary, along with a diverse repertory of premieres, timeless favorites, and Ailey’s must-see American masterpiece Revelations. Thi...