SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city has long been identified with horses. Now the National Museum of Dance is hoping residents and visitors alike will embrace another symbol of the area's history: the pointe ...

PerfectFit Pointe founder Kelly Schmutte drew on her ballet background and design school skills to create customizable pointe shoe inserts. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Dancer and designer Kelly Schmutte ...

The 18-year-old ballet major said the feedback has been incredible. Changes in the dance world are keeping Kira Robinson on her toes -- and she couldn't be happier. Recently, Robinson went viral on ...

Once a season or so, Pacific Northwest Ballet tosses away its pointe shoes and presents a full evening of contemporary work, at least some of it brand-new to local audiences. Watching these evenings ...

The traditional pink shoes and tights break the visual line of the bodies of Black dancers. After 60-plus years, Robin Williams, a ballet dancer, recently experienced a first: performing in pointe ...

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 ...

Responding to an online petition that attracted over 140,000 signatures, Bloch ballet suppliers will be adding more varied shades to its selection of satin slippers, to ensure greater representation ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Alaja Badalich, 17, has been dancing since she was 2 years old and dancing classical ballet since she was 10 years old. Though she's a regular on the stage, she says she never quite ...

With the midday heat pressing against the studio windows, nine dancers powered through a grueling workout — with astonishing grace. The Rosin Box Project (TRBP) invited two guest choreographers to ...