A strong theme gives structure to movement exploration and helps children connect emotionally to what they are learning. Below are some of the best and most effective dance class themes for kids, ...

For most grown-ups, our choices for dance classes as a kid were pretty basic, including ballet, tap and jazz. Nowadays, our children have a plethora of classes to choose from, making the basics a ...

The children are taught and then treated to a performance by their teachers. — -- Sarai Arce loves to dance. The 6-year-old loves the poses. Dancing, she said, makes her "happy." When Sarai was ...

In a back-corner ballet studio in suburban Maryland one recent Saturday morning, Lucy Martini, 7, dangled in a harness rigged to the ceiling, a fluffy white bow poised atop her head as a studio ...

Watch Gabriela Rodriguez dance at New Ballet in San Jose. Gabriela Rodriguez first glimpsed the magic of ballet in the third grade. The 7-year-old didn’t know a pirouette from a puppet when she first ...

Stormi Llivicura reaches up to pop bubbles floating down from above. To Stormi, 14 months old, it’s a game, but the little ...

For the last nine years, children with Down syndrome in Alexandria, Virginia, have had the opportunity to be introduced to ballet thanks to The Purple Tutu. The program is now under the umbrella of ...