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 ...

Before professional ballerina Ingrid Silva takes the stage, there's been one chore she's often had to perform that she hopes will soon be a thing of the past. Silva, a Brazilian-born ballerina with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Dancers who wear pointe shoes endure a seemingly endless search for the perfect shoe. From the time they fit their first pointes, they attempt to find a shoe that will suit their unique foot and ...

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 ...

They’re getting their tights in a twist. Critics are bashing star ballerina Misty Copeland, who started a petition to add more inclusive shades of color to the traditional pink Apple ballet shoe emoji ...

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 ...

Ballerina Misty Copeland has been slammed for starting a petition to add more inclusive shades of color to the traditional pink Apple ballet shoe emoji. The 41-year-old dancer and first African ...

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 ...