Having a first fitting for pointe shoes is a “big deal” in a dancer’s life, said Peter Stark, president and director of the Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia. “When a young dancer moves ...

She took a break from her busy schedule to show us how she customizes her pointe shoes for performances. Following is a transcript of the video. Olivia Boisson: Hi, I'm Olivia Boisson. I'm a corps ...

Making pointe shoes for ballet dancers is a skill held by very few across the UK – and there is only one producer left in London. Freed of London, based in Hackney, has been making pointe shoes ...

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Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...

Kelly Ripa overcame her nerves to balance en pointe for one minute with principle ... moment and shared a photo of herself in her pointe shoes last month along with the caption, “Practice ...