In her freshman year of high school, Shadi Amirieh volunteered for a nonprofit organization, the Friendship Circle, where she mentored and guided children with autism. Inspired by her experience, she ...

Whether your kids love to bop along whenever music is playing or you simply need an activity to channel all of their boundless energy, dance is beneficial to children of all shapes, sizes and ...

She is doing it again — this time with an after-school dance program for children of color. The Be Bold initiative will "make ballet more accessible, affordable and fun," according to the program's ...

Lluvia Cervantes never took her eyes off of her teacher, Erin McMahon, at the Central West Ballet studio during ballet class earlier this month. Lluvia is 9 years old and has autism, and for the first ...

Two ballets by John Clifford, performed by students from The Portland Ballet. Music by the Portland State University Symphony. When: 1 and 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 28-30 Where: Lincoln ...