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 ...

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

Ingrid Silva, still clad in her dance rehearsal gear as she stepped out of a New York dance studio, slipped away to a quiet hallway to take my video call. The first few minutes of our chat were ...

Eighteen-year-old ballerina Kira Robinson has gone viral after sharing her excitement upon the delivery of a new pair of pointe shoes that match her African American skin tone. The freshman ballet ...

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 ...

Within the intimate and dimly-lit Ailey Citigroup Theater, dancers emerged from the stage’s wings in cloth ballet shoes, pointe shoes, and a myriad of costumes, bringing the Columbia Ballet ...

I’m a retired professional ballet dancer and on paper, I’m a traditional wife. My husband, also a retired ballet dancer, is the breadwinner. I’m the bread-maker. The chauffeur for three teenagers. The ...

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Disclaimer: This is sponsored content. All opinions and views are of the advertiser and do not reflect the same of Fox 17. The Grand Rapids Ballet is trading its pointe shoes for sneakers in their ...

Ballet star Misty Copeland, who has been a voice for diversity and inclusion in ballet, is taking her efforts beyond the studio and stage — and straight to your phone. The American Ballet Theatre ...