By Alexandra King Ballet is a perfect example of how art morphs and becomes defined by the child it bares through fusion. Ballet was born as a simple folk dance - a minute, in the court of Louise IV, in France in 1581. King Louise IV loved the art, he performed with other artists and contributed to the choreography and development of the dance. What King Louise and other monarchs did was marry opera, music and (recreational) dance into a spectacle that went on for hours in th

by Alexandra King Legal requirements for professional dance instructors. It is no secret that the American dance world is ethnocentric...

I grew up in the theater world studying ballet, point, tap and jazz.  I started studying world dance in my late teens, early twenties....