Community of Lights is proud to introduced the magnificent ballet academy in St Petersburg, Russia. In this episode we present the male ballet academy rehersals and presentations. Enjoy!All students at the school begin by studying a program of dance training, secondary school level education, Fren...

Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker was first performed in 1892; since then, the show has become a holiday tradition. In The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s soundtrack remains, but there’s no ballet. It’s a contemporary spin on a classic, and the show tours around the world. We attended a New York City

Roberto Bolle is an Italian ballet dancer. He is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer étoile at La Scala Theatre Ballet. Here we see him performing the Bolero de Ravel at the San Remo Festival 2024.

Egor Gerashchenko was born in Moscow. He started his ballet education at the Moscow State Choreographic Academy (class of Mikhail Sharkov). In the autumn of 2015, at the beginning of the new school year, continued his studies at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg.

Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three remarkable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked this year’s sold-out Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22, 2018. The 24th editio

First Position is a new award-winning dance documentary coming to theaters May 2012. It features some of the most talented young dancers in the world as they compete for ballet scholarships that have the power to change their lives. The movie stars Michaela DePrince, Aran Bell, Miko & Jules Fogarty,...

The members of the Opera National de Paris presnts a lockdown ballet to thank first responders during teh coronavirus pandemic in France.

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed in the 16th century by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of self-defense disguised as dance. Capoeira is also known as The Dance of Freedom; a unique martial art that combines fighting, ...

Choreographed by Massimiliano Volpini with the beurtiful sound of Alessandro Quatro violin and the incredible dance by Roberto Bolle portrayed how Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by...

Taking Flight: This engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet’s most exciting rising stars.