“I’m sure the technology is good, but the look just can’t redeem them, ”said Lori Lahnemann, the founder and director of the Philadelphia Dance Academy. Based on the intended length of use from ...

On the third floor of Gerlinger Annex, Natalie Reyes and her nine other dancers leap and create smooth and dynamic movements ...

And it isn’t just words. In recent rehearsals, when something wasn’t to Peck’s liking, she often joined the dance herself — in those pointe shoes — to solve the problem physically and ...

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 ...

Williams said when she danced the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, it was the first time she didn’t have to slather pink pointe shoes in paint or foundation to get them to match her brown skin.

Now the National Museum of Dance is hoping residents and visitors alike will embrace another symbol of the area's history: the pointe shoe. The museum has announced a new public art project ...

Some balle shoes are just simple slippers that help ... What did it feel like whe your teacher first said, okay, you can dance on pointe. I was so excited. It was like a dream come true because ...

While some dance gear can be purchased online, pointe shoes require an in-person fitting, said Stark, who noted that students have gone as far as New York or Miami to get the shoes, which come in ...

When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes, or en pointe, had her final show in Russia in 1842, admirers reputedly banded together to buy a pair of her shoes ...

So grab your tutu and don't forget your pointe shoes, because we're giving you the ultimate look behind this complex dance that have you on your feet and giving it a standing ovation. Ballet ...

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...

What was once filled with vibrant dance clothes and supplies is now left ... “What we really were known for was our pointe shoe selection, our pointe shoe fittings. And so that is something ...