Ballet, like sports, has had an extreme side for decades. Many of the choreographers who test classicism's limits today emulate William Forsythe or his predecessor George Balanchine. The Bay Area ...

TIVOLI, N.Y. You can take the country out of ballet, but you can't take ballet out of the country. Year in, year out, dancer hopefuls stream into crowded, closet-size apartments in New York City, ...