For the last few weeks, my husband “Derek” and I have been at odds over allowing our 8-year-old son, “Noah,” to take ballet lessons. Noah has a cousin who does ballet, and over the Christmas holiday ...

I’ve always been a pretty awful dancer — but I’d like to suck less. The question is: how much would that cost me? I decided $15 was my hard limit and went on a deep dive into Portland’s dance scene. I ...