And as with any sport—yes, ballet is both a sport and an art form—injuries are inevitable. And ballerinas face some unique physical challenges due to one signature technique: going en pointe.

From curious first-timers to born again ballerinas, adults are flocking to ballet fitness classes across the country on the heels of the balletcore aesthetic popularized by celebrities like Hailey ...

Ashton Edwards Talks Gender, Pointe Training, and Ballet’s Future I feel a lot stronger in every sense, actually. In general, my fifth position and my turnout feels stronger. I feel a lot more ...

A group of students at the “Casa de Cultura de Playas” in Tijuana is proving that it’s never too late to learn new things. A ballet workshop for elderly people is part of the “To Move Life ...

A look behind the curtain at the first in-person pointe shoe fitting for the Pacific Northwest Ballet School since 2019.

These Free LA Ballet Classes Are En Pointe Try a virtual session with dancers from the Los Angeles Ballet and polish your pliés.

En pointe: I had to learn this aspect of ballet very fast. All of the corps dancers at A.V.A. Ballet dance en pointe. Saying that the dancers are on their tippy-toes earned me firm glares from ...

Since the company's performance of Coppelia, ballet enrollment for dance classes at Royalty Dance doubled, said Mulligan, who called last year an "eye-opener." “Obviously, [Rockwall] is ready ...