At the School of Contemporary Ballet Dallas, you’ll find all the trappings of a typical neighborhood dance studio. But something sets it apart, and it’s right there in its name: contemporary ballet. The school looks and feels familiar, with its comfortable waiting area, antsy preschoolers skipping and giggling, and doting parents fussing over their children. Framed

Three years ago, the producers of So You Think You Can Dance created National Dance Day to encourage physical fitness across the nation. It was also, of course, a clever way to bring viewership to the summer TV show. But while the event is tied into the marketing of reality television, it also highlights how TV, including

Have you seen the new sign for the dance studios at Mockingbird and Central?  It isn’t actually a new studio, but is a relocation of an old favorite.  After 8 years in the Lakewood Shopping Center and 3 more at the YMCA White Rock, Contemporary Ballet Dallas found a new home outside of Lakewood this

When your daughter enrolls in ballet, she learns more than pas de bras and first position.  Classical ballet classes help develop mental strength and instill poise, good posture and self-discipline. Lessons taught at the barre transfer to a student’s schoolwork and future career, as well as a child’s perception of herself. “Ballet is an art

We always heard if you didn’t graduate high school and go on to become a professional dancer you’d be relegated to watching So You Think You Can Dance? from your couch for eternity. Wait, what? No. Contemporary Ballet Dallas knows that isn’t the case when it opens its East Dallas doors almost daily and welcomes adults to