On Tuesday, October 17th, Colorado Ballet Society received an award from the Pikes Peak Arts Council for their Musical Theatre debut performance of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man in the Youth Dance Production category at the annual PPAC Awards Gala held at the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College in downtown Colorado Springs. “We are honored to be recognized among so many other outstanding artists and arts organizations across the Front Range,” says Ballet Society founder a

There’s something that all dancers have to deal with during their dance journeys, and that’s changes in their bodies. However, the common growth spurt that young dancers inevitably face isn’t always openly discussed—it’s often a private conversation between dancers, their instructors, and medical practitioners. So let's talk about it. I began dancing when I was four-years-old. I grew maybe an inch each year; but between the ages of eight and ten, I had two major growth spurt