On This Day in Ballet History

The Vaganova Ballet Academy has produced some of ballet's most prominent and recognized figures in the world of classical ballet.

Marie Taglioni, credited with being the first pointe dancer, sparked The Cult of The Ballerina and helping develop ballet’s romantic...

George Balanchine's Jewels has become a staple of ballet companies all over the globe, featuring three distinct movements of Emeralds,...

Responsible for elevating American ballet to the world stage, Lucia Chase's abilities as a visionary within the art form are...

Nijinsky, the most famed and esteemed ballet dancer of his time, is said by many to be a genius of...

Although never having created specifically for ballet, Chopin’s legacy will forever live on in ballet classrooms and stages around the...

The story of the gypsy Carmen has inspired many performance works over the last few centuries. February 21, 1949 marks...