SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Ballet dancers Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Lassakova moved to Russia years ago to chase their dream of performing with the best in a country where people live and ...

The last time that dancers from the Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre performed for a packed house in their ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Some of the world's most revered ballet dancers in Russia are now fleeing the country as the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on. Two of those dancers are now in ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (Reuters) - Xander Parish is a British-born ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Then, in February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine ...

Ballet dancers from Russia and Ukraine affected by the war come together during rehearsal for the “Reunited In Dance” performance at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. REUTERS/Mike ...

The Westside School of Ballet welcomed three professional dancers after they left their homes, friends and career behind in Russia. American dancers Joy Womack and Adrian Mitchell are both former ...

Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet from 1964-1995 Ballet maestro remembered as 'legendary figure' Famed for male roles in ballets such as Spartacus Resigned in 1995 as Bolshoi struggled after Soviet ...