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 ...

One of the biggest problems facing ballet dancers may be south of their ankles. Soon, thanks to dance supply company Bloch, black ballet dancers will be able to find ballet shoes in their appropriate ...

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: ...

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 ...

Dancer Cortney Taylor Key pancakes her pointe shoes with makeup to match her skin tone. Pointe shoes have reflected ballet’s stance on race politics for centuries, recognizing only a pearlescent pink ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...