At the start of the school year, Omana Jacob dreaded having to appear before an audience. The 8-year-old knew she had an upcoming performance at her church but suffered from a bad case of nerves. Then ...

Young ballet dancers from the Children's Ballet of San Antonio are achieving national recognition, earning numerous invites ...

Researchers are studying how movement helps children with special needs improve social communication and motor skills. By Michele C. Hollow As soon as James Griffin gets off the school bus he tells ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Visions of sugar plums aren't just dancing inside the Orlando Ballet studio: The ballerinas are teaching children with special needs. Anne-Marie Wurzel started the program Come Dance ...

A series of workshops that are part of the Dance Reflections festival help to demystify contemporary dance. There are classes for pros, nonprofessionals and even children.

Let the Kids Dance! is a seven-part series documenting the rise and fall of Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance — a local law that for nearly two decades made it illegal for young people to attend concerts ...

For too many children, a normal life is but a dream. Their physical and emotional scars run deep, and things most of us take for granted seem a world away. But they are reaching for that dream, ...

In 2011, a 12 year-old girl sat in her desk chair facing away from a computer in a dimly lit California bedroom. A film crew recorded as she worked on math homework. Later, the same girl stood in a ...

Whether your kids love to bop along whenever music is playing or you simply need an activity to channel all of their boundless energy, dance is beneficial to children of all shapes, sizes and ...