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 ...

Faith Salie show us what goes into pointe shoes besides some very talented feet: In the world of ballet, Christmas means one thing: "The Nutcracker"! Stages across the country fill with twirling ...

A Black ballerina is rejoicing over a new pair of shoes for one important reason. Kira Robinson is an 18-year-old freshman ballet major at the University of Oklahoma. Robinson shared a video where she ...

Responding to an online petition that attracted over 140,000 signatures, Bloch ballet suppliers will be adding more varied shades to its selection of satin slippers, to ensure greater representation ...

Anna is a freelance dance critic and arts journalist. Making ballerinas’ footwear is a mix of physical labour and nuanced expertise. Anna Winter speaks to shoe experts and principals about the lengths ...

Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip. Murza ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Last week, the country’s foremost ballet competition, Youth America ...

In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...