A long overdue issue in the dance world has finally been addressed on a large scale as the result of a petition that received more than 300,000 signatures online. Shoe maker Capezio responded on ...

For as long as ballet has existed, it has been an art form that prizes uniformity. For just as long, the tights and pointe shoes that have given ballet dancers that uniformity—to achieve the seamless ...

A Black ballerina is rejoicing over a new pair of shoes for one important reason. Kira Robinson is an 18-year-old freshman ballet major at the University of Oklahoma. Robinson shared a video where she ...

U.K. company Freed of London now sells ballet shoes for dancers of color — 200 years after the invention of white ones. It's good news for... Ballet Dancers Of Color Welcome New Hues As Major Shoe ...

Ballet evolves slowly, and that includes footwear. But a new shoe with sneaker technology is giving dancers support from the ...

Eric Underwood's Instagram rant about having to put makeup on his shoes inspired a new ballet shoe by Bloch. Eric Underwood In the world of ballet, the word “pancake” doesn’t mean a delicious treat: ...

Ballet West dancers soon will be wearing tights and shoes that more closely resemble their own skin color — an effort to push back against a white bias in the ballet world going back decades. “I ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

For as long as ballet has existed, it has been an art form that prizes uniformity. For just as long, the tights and pointe shoes that have given ballet dancers that uniformity — to achieve the ...