Two dancers teamed up with fellow Hopkins master's students to create a smart toe pad and ankle band designed to help prevent ...

LONDON—Ballet dancers have a more intimate relationship with their shoes than most people. So do ballet fans. When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes, or ...

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 ...

Although ballet has diversified and changed over the decades, many ballerinas of color still struggle to find pointe shoes and tights to match their complexion. CNN values your feedback 1.

Black Ballet Dancer In Her 60s Buys Skin-Tone Pointe Shoes For First Time. The traditional pink shoes and tights break the visual line of the bodies of Black dancers.

When scrolling through the substantial offering of emojis on Apple products, users will find a pink — and only pink — pair of pointe ballet shoes. Misty Copeland wants to change that. The ...

Pointe shoes to celebrate dance in Saratoga Springs. Artists ready to make each of 24 sculptures an individual statement. By Jackson Wang Jan 8, 2013.

New York City Ballet dancers go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes a year. That's because traditional ones break down after only a few wears.