Seven girls, ages three to four, tried to imitate their dance teacher’s movements as they bent down to pick up cloth flowers scattered on the dance floor. “Now we’re ready to skip to grandmother’s ...

For Orthodox girls and women, dance lessons aren’t as easy as learning a plié here and a relevé there. Classes might be mixed-gender, the outfits aren’t always modest, performances can take place on ...

LOS ANGELES -- When Sarah Hansen first came to Bonnie Schlachte’s ballet studio, she jokingly called herself a “weeble-wobble,” telling her ballet teacher that when she tried to walk, she would fall. ...