Mary Serritella, 71, performs in front of a live audience during the Comedy Pole Show at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent ...

Consider the tutu, that light, ethereal ring of fluffiness encapsulating a ballet dancer's waist and hips. If there's one thing above all others that announces you're about to hear classical music and ...

Mary Serritella competes and performs here in Los Angeles and abroad. Her passion for the sport challenges society’s conceptions of age. “I just didn’t want to absorb that ‘I can’t’ attitude.” Her ...