WORCESTER, Mass. -- Some might call it the “American Idol” of ballet dancing.

Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a ...

More than 400 young ballet dancers from the Northeast have converged on Worcester, Massachusetts, to vie for scholarships at ...

“I love performing for people and becoming like a character when I dance,” said Karli Wilkinson, a 15-year-old from Dighton, Massachusetts ... at the Oklahoma City Ballet.

More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered with the hopes of winning a prestigious scholarship at ...

Massachusetts, is also one of the places where future ballet stars are scouted and go on to perform at the American Ballet Theatre, the Paris Opera Ballet and the New York City Ballet.