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Before Dr. Douglas Lucas became an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon, he graced the stage as a dancer with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. The physical toll performances took on his body would go on ...

I love ballet flats. But, foot doctors say they're not that great for our feet. Boo hoo. If you're a fan of flats, consider doing this to improve the health of your feet... Flats are cute, and I'm a ...

The artistic director of a Manhattan ballet company claims one of her benefactors sexually harassed her — by making her the object of his freaky foot fetish. Leonora Volpe, of the Metropolitan ...

FAIRHOPE, Alabama — “Dancing is the poetry of the foot,” wrote John Dryden. The English poet and playwright could not have imagined the kind of “poetry” being written in dance studios of the 21st ...

For ballet stars, life is filled with the thrill of performance and the agony of de feet. As the National Ballet of Canada readies for the opening night of West Side Story Suite on Friday, dancers are ...

Of the three dancers who made their way onstage, only two danced on their toes. The third, Mary Verdi-Fletcher, coasted in her wheelchair. “People need to see that they can achieve their dreams and ...