Ballet is the stuff dreams are made of – the epitome of precision, grace and beauty. What little girl hasn't dreamed of being up on that stage? Ten-year old Keren Rak-Mehler dreamed of being a ...

The children are taught and then treated to a performance by their teachers. — -- Sarai Arce loves to dance. The 6-year-old loves the poses. Dancing, she said, makes her "happy." When Sarai was ...

Misty Copeland at the BET Black Girls Rock show in in Newark, New Jersey, in 2013 Photo by Brad Barket / BET / Getty Images for BET When Misty Copeland was 13 years old, she took her first ballet ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Children’s Ballet of San Antonio is performing “The Nutcracker” this December and it once again is back on stage. “It’s very thrilling,” Jaida Soleman, 13, who is playing Clara for a ...

SAN ANTONIO – So much repetition and attention to detail is put into rehearsing every move for a performance. It’s why when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it was such blow to performance artists like the ...

The Children’s Ballet of San Antonio (CBSA), directed by Vanessa Bessler, seeks to inspire the pursuit of excellence and prepare children for productive and creative lives through the arts by offering ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- Culture. Passion. Confidence. Just a few words to describe what dancing ballet folklorico means to the children and families at Horace Mann Elementary School in Glendale.

Vanessa Bessler wanted to do something different when she launched the Children’s Ballet of San Antonio, a pre-professional dance company, three years ago. She wanted to put young dancers in the ...