The Mustafina, also known as a Triple Y Turn and valued at E, consists of a triple spin with the free leg held upward in a 180° split position. It carries the name of Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina, ...

People on Russia’s far northern Taymyr Peninsula welcomed the first appearance of the sun on Tuesday after 45 days of polar ...

Sixteen U.S. figure skaters are competing in all four Olympic disciplines: men's, women's, pairs and ice dance. The team ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The national company has a new leader, Jurgita Dronina, and a desire to raise its profile to a troupe that can rank among Europe’s best. Jurgita Dronina, left, the new leader of ...

While shopping for sweets for a Christmas Eve party, Clara falls in love with an enchanted Nutcracker doll at Drosselmeyer's Emporium of Sweets & Delights. As night falls, Clara dreams of an adventure ...

Soldiers of a Russian military convoy and their US counterparts exchange greetings as their patrol routes intersect in an oil field near Syria's al-Qahtaniyah town in the northeastern Hasakah province ...

In “The Nutcracker,” when Clara is entertained by a trio of divertissements (diversions) in the Land of Sweets, dances from around the world — the “Arabian Dance,” “Chinese Dance” and “Russian Dance” ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India begins this evening. Shortly after his arrival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host him for a private dinner, mirroring a similar gesture ...

On Wednesday night, curtains opened on a brand new iteration of The Nutcracker at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium. Going to The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for many folks, and for almost 20 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on camera looking stony-faced as he watched a robot dance at a Moscow AI exhibition Wednesday. Video of the display showed the humanoid robot trying to ...

“The Nutcracker” is a perennial holiday favorite as generation after generation falls in love with the story of little Clara, who is whisked away to the enchanted fairytale Land of Sweets on Christmas ...