But my passion comes from the fact that nothing compares to the bliss and the freedom of dancing en pointe. After all, ballet has always been about the sublime, and in pointe shoes, you are six ...

So, they typically do die pretty fast. Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so ...

In 2023, ballet flats pirouetted back into the zeitgeist, adorning the fashionable feet of Bella and Gigi Hadid, Sophia Richie Grange and a litany of influencers. While many of us associated ballet ...

In the 1970s, men dancing en pointe was almost unheard of ... and is seen as an accessible entry point to the world of ballet. They were a novelty act, now they’re respected as dancers, and ...

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 ...

As a proud third generation Ukrainian American, Choreographer Zachary Kapeluck infuses the ballet with traditions of his ...