Suffolk Pointe Shoe Co. said it started offering brown satin pointe shoes in fall 2020. A bronze satin was released in 2000. "About two years ago, we started to see a shift in demand as dance ...

Faith Salie show us what goes into pointe shoes besides some very talented feet: In the world of ballet, Christmas means one thing: "The Nutcracker"! Stages across the country fill with twirling ...

Unlike regular ballet shoes, pointe shoes are specifically designed to allow ballerinas to dance on the tip of their toes. They have a hardened, flat front rather than a round toe that creates a ...

Pointe shoes, which generally cost upwards of $100, only last for about 10 hours of dancing, Taylor Key said. The makeup makes the shoes die, or wear down, faster, she added.

After an online petition, Capezio and Bloch announce they will make ballet shoes for dancers of color. Also, ballerinas Briana Bell, Ingrid Silva and Misty Copeland share their experiences.

The ballet shoe brand teamed up with Ballet Black, a U.K.-based professional ballet company for dancers of black and Asian descent to create the very first pair of pointe shoes for black, Asian or ...

Pointe shoes are becoming more inclusive. Change is on the way! Dancewear brand Capezio recently announced that it's making its pointe shoes more inclusive. This news follows a Change.org petition ...

The art of making pointe shoes has been passed down from one generation to the next since the 1800s. Though # 12 did not speak English, when I looked into his light twinkling eyes, I found that no ...

At Freed, pointe shoes are still handmade and dancers commonly request specific shoemakers when ordering new footwear. It seems like a lot to go through for one pair of pointe shoes, ...

After a career of nearly three decades, one of America’s most celebrated ballerinas is hanging up her pointe shoes ...