Tag: dance

World-Class Performer Steven Wang on Discovering the Power of Dance in America

It had been a few months since Steven Wang last spoke to his parents, located halfway across the world in China. He knew that every time he phoned, the Chinese authorities would be listening in via wiretapping, so he avoided calling too often. He started by asking simple questions, the way he always did. In…


Teenage Orchestra and Dancers Perform Well-Synced Traditional Irish Dance

They surely capture the feel of Irish music “Walking on Stones” so gracefully and harmoniously. (Video courtesy of Anton Globa) …


Video: Mom With ALS Stands for Mother-Son Wedding Dance With Help From Her 3 Sons

In a tear-jerking moment that was caught on camera, a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stood and shared a mother-son dance with her eldest at his wedding, with support from all three of her sons. Connecticut-born-and-raised Kathy Poirier, 55, now lives in southwest Florida. She was diagnosed with the “unforgiving disease” three years ago. Since…


Elderly Couple Steals the Show On the Dance Floor

It’s amazing how fit and in sync they are. (Video courtesy of Dietmar and Nellia Ehrentraut) …


Dance Open: Maria Khoreva & Kimin Kim | Le Talisman Ballet—Riccardo Drigo

Many have called the 2021 Gala Dance Open the most emotional and happiest in recent years. Luxurious—because the luxury of dance is in its freedom. Incendiary—because it not only illuminated, but also warmed in the midst of quarantine. Long-awaited—because everyone, both artists and spectators, is so tired of the pandemic and yearns for live theater! In…


Newlyweds Give First Dance to Groom’s Grandparents Who Never Got One at Their Own Wedding

Upon learning that the groom’s grandparents never had a first dance at their own wedding in 1957, an engaged couple from New York decided to surprise the beloved pair on their special day, 65 years later. They gave their first dance away. Bride Samantha Graff, 26, told The Epoch Times that she and her now-husband,…


Debate Escalates Over Children’s Drag Queen Dance Party in Massachussetts

Controversy over a drag queen-hosted teen dance initiated by the City of Newburyport in Massachusetts has escalated with state officials and the country’s oldest fraternal organization jumping into in debate. At the center of the controversy is a male drag queen who goes by the name of Miz Diamond Wigfall. Wigfall, who performs at restaurants…


10 Min Ballet Yoga Workout

All the benefits of Yoga in Ballet Style. The power of a yoga flow with the beautiful movements of Ballet, ready to immerse yourself in a transformative-restorative Ballet-Yoga Flow? Need a little extra help on how to navigate these new ballet steps and see results with ballet movements? Download my 5-day Free “Get Ballerina Fit…


Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet in Two Acts

On Christmas Eve, a little girl has a dream… Awakening of feelings, first tender gestures, the world of childhood which gradually merges into that of adults… behind what seems to be a children’s tale unfolds a true initiation novel danced. And, while the children exclaim at Drosselmeyer’s magic tricks and take pleasure in frightening themselves…


Moving Your Body Is Like a Tune-Up for Your Mind

Movement and exercise feel good, as you know if you’ve ever experienced a runner’s high, the restorative power of a pandemic afternoon walk, or a heart-pumping Zumba class. But what accounts for these benefits? The answer offered by science journalist Caroline Williams in Move!: The New Science of Body Over Mind is deeper and more provocative than…