Faith Salie show us what goes into pointe shoes besides some very talented feet: In the world of ballet, Christmas means one thing: "The Nutcracker"! Stages across the country fill with twirling ...

Size availability: 5-11, including half sizes; Ballet sneakers are one of the most popular shoe trends of the season, so if you're looking to participate, here's a pair you can casually style to ...

In the ballet world, injuries like Kumar's are remarkably common, with eight out of 10 dancers experiencing some form of physical damage each year, from stress fractures and ankle sprains to toe and ...

Less Painful Ballet Shoes Are Here. ... When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes, or en pointe, had her final show in Russia in 1842, ...

Ballet pointe shoes are not typically thought of as technological artifacts, but they certainly are. But, as Whitney Laemmli of the University of Pennsylvania argued at the Society for the History ...

Pointe shoes to celebrate dance in Saratoga Springs. ... An early cast version of the pointe shoe ... much like the life-size horse sculptures that were created in 2002 and 2007 for "Horses ...

This is ballet, but not as you know it. For one, there’s not a ballerina in sight. Tutus have been replaced with bare chests and tights, pointe shoes have been tossed aside for slippers, and ...