Tracy Somani and her classmates exercise toe extensions in a Philadelphia Ballet class for adults who have never danced ballet before. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

In the interest of time, we're gonna be focusing on turns. The fouette sequence in Swan Lake. of being a principal ballerina. As a disclaimer, this is my interpretation of complexity. Level one, plie.

Editors’ note: The following is an edited version of remarks delivered at a dance demonstration on May 11, 2023, at The New Criterion’s spring soirée. I have a theory that if ballet were done a little ...