A neurodegenerative disease makes walking and balancing difficult for Sarah Hansen, but she recently achieved her dream of dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the "Nutcracker" — a feat that seemed ...
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. ...
A ballet arts fundraiser called Ghost Walk has haunted the streets, alleys and vacant buildings of downtown Riverside before Halloween for 24 years. Since 1992, whether the Ghost Walk was pelted by ...
Before Alice Grant — now a retired educator, classical ballerina and dancer — performed a self-choreographed solo in Pearl Bailey's shows, warmed up backstage with jazz singer Cab Calloway and opened ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — When 8-year-old Pressley Meek was a baby, doctors said she would never walk. Pressley, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, is still paralyzed on one side, legally blind in ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates Christmas Walk with a special ...
Some offered up some light shoulder shaking to Prince. Others sprinted and leaped to 90’s Japanese pop. A few kept a brisk pace with twirls and something akin to jazz hands. But, apart from a few ...