If you dream of stepping up like Nora (Jenna Dewan) in “Step Up,” or getting down like Cadillac (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) on “The Get Down,” it can be intimidating to figure out where to start. Ideally, ...

Before you start dancing, make sure to warm up your body with cardio and dynamic stretching. A prepared body is more responsive to new movements. Also, do your best to be present and to clear your ...

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 ...

The instructions were simple: From first position, demi plié twice, grand plié once, tendu to the right into second position, repeat the pliés, tendu into third position, repeat the pliés, tendu into ...

You’ve heard it before, and it’s true: we learn by doing. But we also learn by watching. Whether it’s a salsa teacher running through a dance sequence, a tennis coach demonstrating proper serving ...