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 ...

There aren’t any specialist ballet stores in Southeast Alaska. That means it’s hard for young ballerinas to find the right fitting shoes. So every summer, just before school starts Phillip Broadbent ...

Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance of the ...

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 ...

With the grace, elegance, athletic skill and drive it requires, ballet is one of the most appreciated forms of dance around the world. Ballet also has it's own vocabulary, technical choreography and, ...

Dharma Geminiani rested her hand on the bar, beginning with a deep plié, her muscles tense as she springs up in time with the music, her legs forming a sharp “V,” her toes in pointe ballet shoes ...

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 ...

The perfect shoe and a well-tailored costume are important staples for even the youngest of ballet dancers. Finding a great place to buy ballet apparel can be a challenge, but there are several shops ...