The International Dance League wants to give dancers a career path and to create stars. “Commercialization is good,” said a founder of the league.

I would like to free you of the need to “understand” ice dance. I absolutely give you permission to learn what twizzles are, but if you’re coming into this as a once-every-four-years viewer, I ...

Stop gyrating and watch the pros Ballroom dancing has the costumes, the twirling, and the sequins. It reminds you of a time when dancing required agility, not just the ability to shake your ass.

Figure skating is nothing if not a lively experience. The movements conjured up by its greatest adherents are artful, with fashion, music, acrobatics and dance coming together atop ice rinks across ...

For dancers — especially those in competitive or preprofessional circles — the question isn’t just frustrating, it’s exhausting. Because the answer is obvious to us. We don’t just stretch and spin. We ...

Figure skating is made up of four disciplines: men’s and women’s singles skaters, pairs skating, and ice dancing. Viewers who tune in every four years might assume that ice dancing and pairs skating ...

Figure skating is not simply figure skating. Within the sport, there's several disciplines in competition, including ice dancing and pair figure skating. Both feature two skaters and may sound similar ...

Dance is viewed by many as a performance art rather than a sport. It requires individuals, pairs and large groups to put together a series of carefully selected movements to make a finished sequence.

ANAMOSA - Imagine a person who spends countless hours a day working on stretching, routines, postures, correct facials and being told 'one last time” every time. She is able to remain positive while ...