Chittick, who has taught ballet, modern and jazz dance classes for over 25 years to preschoolers up to seniors, pulled from various disciplines to create her stretch class.

Russian Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake” will be performed at the State Theatre Friday with dancers from nine countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Armenia.

Some of the world's most revered ballet dancers in Russia are now fleeing the country as Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on. Two of those dancers are now in Southern California preparing for a ...

British ballet dancer Xander Parish has made the decision to leave Russia and the country's Mariinsky Ballet amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.