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. Williams said last month marked the ...

(Pointe shoes differ from regular ballet shoes because they include a block in front to allow ballerinas to dance “on point,” or on their tiptoes.) As makeup and lingerie brands have gradually ...

When you picture a ballerina, what do you see: A tutu skirt, elegant posture and maybe pointe shoes? Pirouette into the world of ballet with us as we explore the beauty and purpose of pointe shoes!

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 ...

The ballet shoes, created by a company called Suffolk, are among the first of their kind. Traditional pointe shoes are pale pink. Robinson said she had to use a technique called “pancaking” to ...

Since pointe shoes have to match the dancer’s skin tone in order to maintain the line, Act’pointes are rendered functionally unusable for dancers with darker skin tones. Some ballet companies only ...

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As they try to save their respective companies by switching their top talent and giving audiences a new reason to come to the ballet. So grab your tutu and don't forget your pointe shoes ...