This story is from the Arizona Republic, azcentral.com. Ballet Arizona dancer Colleen Hoopes was shot and killed in her home early Friday morning. She was 25. Her husband was arrested in connection with the shooting. “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Company Dancer Colleen Hoopes," said a statement on behalf of Ballet Arizona to The Arizona Republic. "Colleen was an integral part of the Ballet Arizona family and will be missed deeply. She was passionate and dedicated to her art form and a bright light to us all. Our hearts go

A teenager who was named BBC Young Dancer 2022 has "really inspired" other young dancers, her instructor has said. Adhya Shastry, 17, won the BBC Four competition earlier this month. She started dancing Bharatanatyam, the classical Indian dance form, aged nine at the Kalakunj performing arts group in Reading. Adhya, who is studying for her A Levels, said winning the title had opened up "endless possibilities" for her. The grand final for BBC Young Dancer 2022 saw 10 talented dancers between the ages of 17 and 24 compete for the coveted title at

All of the ways by which Kelsey Peterson defined herself crumbled the moment she decided to dive into Lake Superior. At the time, Peterson was a 27-year-old dancer and yoga teacher who regarded herself as sexy, sensual, confident and strong. "My whole life, for so long, was about what I could do with my body," Peterson told me. "One split second takes all that away." Peterson, who grew up in the Twin Cities and along Bay Lake in Crow Wing County, had been boating with friends on the July 4th

Husnain is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer who resides in the National Capital. He along with eight other dancers runs a dance academy called ‘We Are One.’ Established in 2016, this academy today trains over 90 students, the youngest of whom is eight and the oldest student is 65. The one fact that distinguishes him and his teachers from all the other dance academies is that they are all Persons with a Disability (PwD). While some, like Husnain, are wheelchair-bound, others have speech and hearing impairments. However, what connects

When Carly Stasko started to dance on Lake Nipissing it was a way to raise her spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now she's turned that act of self-care into a short documentary. Stasko gained attention on social media, and from local news outlets, when she posted videos of herself dancing on Lake Nipissing. Through a Facebook group she heard about an opportunity to get funding from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto for creative projects. She thought her compilation of videos could be transformed into something bigger, and applied. "I