The all-male comic ballet company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, has defied stereotypes and surpassed industry barriers in the dance world since its 1974 founding. Fifty years later, the ...

HOUSTON – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – or the Trocks, for short -- is an all-male ballet company that’s probably a bit different than anything you’ve seen before. Just like any ballet, ...

Like most Aspenites, chances are you have spring fever. The time of year has come to loosen up the clothing and the attitudes. In short, it’s time to say goodbye to a long and difficult winter and, in ...

If there were any lingering doubts about the transparent strength and athleticism of dancers, they have surely been quashed thanks to the recent rash of bad-ass ballerinas on screen. And as with any ...

At this dance school, young girls dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes that may only hold up for a few months — and their parents are fully supportive. This isn’t a new fashion trend. It’s the reality ...

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the all-male comedic ballet company based in New York City, is returning to Iowa City with its 50th anniversary tour, performing Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at ...

Could soybeans be used as a paper-mache product?” It’s just another Google search in the day of an ag writer slash parent of ...

Upstairs in a lofty studio at the Margaret Alkek William Center for Dance, there's something a little different about Monday's afternoon class. Some of the male dancers wear cargo-style joggers and ...

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...