Dance

VIDEO September 21

'Fox & Friends Weekend' learns line dancing for National Dance Day

Touch of Texas dance instructor Karen Benjamin Hayes teaches the 'Fox & Friends Weekend' hosts how to country line dance

This Day in History July 16

On this day in history, July 16, 1911, American actress and dancer Ginger Rogers is born

American actress and dancer Ginger Rogers was a star on both the Broadway stage and on the big film screen. On this day in history, July 16, 1911, Ginger Rogers was born in Missouri.

Theme Parks June 20

Legoland New York to attempt world record for 'largest disco dance party'

Legoland New York will be offering free admission to the first 2,500 people who come to the Goshen, New York, theme park dressed in "disco attire," the company announced.

HEALTH June 18

Cancer survivor and world-champion Irish dancer raises money for hospital that saved her life

After winning the world championship for Irish dancing, Megan Stuart, 20, is forgoing a party and is instead raising money for the hospital that saved her life when she battled cancer as an infant.

VIDEO June 17

Champion dancer, cancer survivor is giving back to others

Megan Stuart, 20, of Minneapolis, shares how she is leveraging her recent world championship win in Irish dancing to raise money for pediatric cancer patients.

Dance May 24

NYC Ballet celebrates 75th anniversary as it attracts larger, younger crowds

New York City Ballet, one of the world's premier dance troupes, has arrived at its 75th anniversary. It has introduced incentives to draw larger, younger crowds to shows.

Brazil May 15

Brazilian dance craze created by Rio youths officially recognized as 'intangible cultural heritage'

Passinho, the vibrant dance style born in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, was officially recognized as an "intangible cultural heritage" by legislators in the state of Rio.

New York May 6

Twyla Tharp dance will open 700-seat amphitheater at New York's Little Island park in June

Choreographer Twyla Tharp’s 'How Long Blues' will open the amphitheater on Manhattan's Little Island park on June 6, marking Tharp's first full-length work in 10 years.

Musicals March 31

On this day in history, March 31, 1943, 'Oklahoma!' debuts on Broadway: 'Deeply felt'

On this day in history, "Oklahoma!" — the musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II — opened on Broadway, paving the way for the next generation of musical theater.

Ukraine March 20

Ballet in Ukrainian bomb shelter allows escape from the horrors of war

In a dance studio turned bomb shelter located in northeast Ukraine, young girls in pink tutus find solace from the daily turmoil above ground in Kharkiv.