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 ...

Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so that you can get up on your toes.

“There is a tradition to our craft. I’m all for moving forward, there is plenty of room for new-age pointe shoes in contemporary ballet. But I don’t want to see a beautiful White Swan ...

From ballet slippers to pointe shoes, after a successful international career, one principal ballerina has come back to her hometown to be the lead of the Milwaukee Ballet's production ...