Ballet evolves slowly, and that includes footwear. But a new shoe with sneaker technology is giving dancers support from the ...

Which ballet pointe shoes are best? Ballet shoes can provide you with comfort and protection while you are practicing and performing ballet. Ballet pointe shoes, in particular, are designed ...

This article was written by one of our Young Reporters, a scheme that gives 14 to 18-year-old school students a chance to write for a real newspaper. Find out more at the Young Reporter website. The ...

The traditional pink shoes and tights break the visual line of the bodies of Black dancers. After 60-plus years, Robin Williams, a ballet dancer, recently experienced a first: performing in pointe ...

Allows for the natural flexion and extension of ankle and heel Stretch Ribbon relieves unnecessary stress on tendons and allows the Dancer to move from plie to pointe with Minimal constriction and no ...

In Houston Ballet’s version of The Nutcracker, Clara receives the gift that many little girls dream of: a pair of pink pointe shoes. She places first one foot and then the other upon a rocking chair ...

Grand Junction poet Suzanne Bronson became fascinated by the connection between a ballerina and her footwear after coming across a collection of autographed dance shoes while she was a student at ...

Pro Ballerina Scout Forsythe carries a knife, a lighter, and floss in her dance rehearsal bag every day just to repair her pointe shoes. In this episode of On Pointe, Scout breaks down the seven types ...

When you’re a dancer, you have to baby your feet, especially if you’re a man dancing in pointe shoes. Most male ballet dancers don’t dance on their toes, but Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has ...