Inclusivity is something to dance about—just ask Kira Robinson. The ballerina is going viral after posting a TikTok of herself opening a pair of new pointe shoes. These shoes are different than any ...

Once a week, Josephine Lee packs around 500 pairs of shoes into her van and drives to dance studios across the region to fit ballet dancers for their pointe shoes. To the dancers, it’s more than just ...

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 ...

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 ...

When young 13-year-old ballerina Merci Higdon walked through the doors of Toptoe Dancewear in Baton Rouge, she was greeted by classical music, chandeliers and a professional ballet performance on TV.

They may be stuffed and stiffened, filed and hammered, glued and darned, bent in half, slammed in doorways, steamed over boiling water, baked on radiators, and drenched with alcohol. With all the ...

The principals for Scottish Ballet's production of Cinderella will use a new pair of custom-made pointe shoes every night during their tour. Kelly Apter explores the relationship between the dancers ...

Ben Sommers, head of Capezio Ballet Makers for 36 years, was called “Mr. Capezio.” He established the Capezio Foundation, created the Capezio Dance Award, founded the Association of American Dance ...

Ballet star Misty Copeland, who has been a voice for diversity and inclusion in ballet, is taking her efforts beyond the studio and stage — and straight to your phone. The American Ballet Theatre ...

Kira Robinson, 18, filmed herself unboxing the pointe shoes for a video posted to TikTok Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau ...