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, ...

For the company's 101 dancers -- including women, men and apprentices -- New York City Ballet spends almost $780,000 a year on shoes. Salie tried on a pair, and felt the effect of dancing on her toes.

Founded in 1957 by Adelson’s father, Theodore, the shop is just a couple of years shy of its 70th anniversary. “There used to ...

Miu Miu’s logo-emblazoned satin ballet flats are classic for a reason; they’re fashionable and wearable. These blush-toned satin shoes are perhaps the most reminiscent of actual ballet ...

SEATTLE — Nike revolutionized running shoes in the 1970s, and now a Seattle dancer and inventor wants to do something similar in the ballet world. Seth Orza, who retired as principal dancer for ...

The ballet flats will continue TOMS’ One for One model: for every pair sold, a pair of shoes will be given to a c IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

At the time, Teddy Shoes was selling only ballet and tap shoes. But in 1993, the business changed when two stores in the area shut down, leaving Adelson with the option to take over the factory lines.

Ballet pointe shoes are not typically thought of as technological artifacts, but they certainly are. But, as Whitney Laemmli of the University of Pennsylvania argued at the Society for the History ...