MANKATO — Quinn Rassbach and Caleb Hartwig are two of a large number of seniors graduating this year and making their last appearance in the Mankato Ballet Company’s annual “The Nutcracker” shows.

The phrase “Dress for Success” is usually applied to business. Thanks to Lauren Shoemaker, it can be applied just as validly to The Mankato Ballet Company productions, as is the case in the upcoming ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Across the nation and around the world, in certain backstage sanctums, people are fretting over tutus. It’s “Nutcracker” season, when the holiday warhorse ...

It's a question for the ages: Can ballet dancers and modern dancers collaborate productively and peacefully? Pointe shoes vs. bare feet? Romantic tutus vs ...