At Azara Ballet, dancers aren’t expected to make eye contact with directors and choreographers. If company members need an impromptu break from the harsh stage lights during rehearsal, they take one.

It’s Thursday afternoon, and 4-year-old Miranda Schecter has just arrived to her dance lesson. Twisting and twirling in her lavender leotard, she giggles and jumps around before class. Her grandmother ...

Dance/movement therapy has the capacity to meet people with autism in many ways. This approach is not only unique, but unlike many treatment approaches in autism, the goal is to channel the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Azara Ballet in Florida is a place where performers can just be themselves. By Sophie Bress At Azara Ballet, dancers aren’t expected to make eye ...

April is Autism Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate than with a dance party? Ballet dancers with #instaballet and students from Bridgeway House recently teamed up to do just that.

OLD BETHPAGE, Long Island (WABC) -- A group of dancers with autism are set to put on a special dance performance later this week on Long Island. Studio dancers from Dance Workshop of Deer Park and ...

The Willoughby-Eastlake City School District has announced details for this year’s Autism AwareNESS Dance-A-Thon. On April 25, Eastlake Middle School and the community will celebrate Autism Awareness ...

Eastlake Middle School will be hosting its 14th annual 12-hour dance marathon in April in light of Autism Awareness Month. Heart of Willoughby Outdoor Farmer’s Market is a livelihood for vendors ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - 13-year-old Leta Rundell co-founded the "Autistic Wings Dance Company" with her mom while training herself to become a professional tap dancer. "Why do you like ...

Jordan Soriano, 26, uses his dance skills to communicate with his audience despite having nonverbal autism. Soriano's instructor and dance partner says he has grown a lot thanks to dance when it comes ...

NEW YORK CITY (WCBS, WLNY) -- Three medical students at New York City's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are redefining and expanding the art of ballet through a free course for children with ...