Besides the stage show, awards and dinner—there were the pointe shoes. These couture ballet shoes are part of the Pointe Project. They’re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help ...
These professional dancers swear by arthritis relief gels, epsom salt soaks and massage guns — and we could all learn a thing or two from them.
Olivia Boisson is a corps de ballet member with New York City Ballet. Boisson has been with NYC Ballet for seven years. As a corps member, Boisson dances 10-12 hours a day, six days a week.
The ballet’s score by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev has been praised for its variety and nuance, magisterial scenes contrasting with playful, antic and dark passages. Stevenson premiered the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Long relegated to the back of the closet – and even the target of mockery – the ballet flat got its well-deserved revenge in 2023, becoming the star shoe of the year. A trend that owes much to ...