Which ballet pointe shoes are best? Ballet shoes can provide you with comfort and protection while you are practicing and performing ballet. Ballet pointe shoes, in particular, are designed ...

PerfectFit Pointe founder Kelly Schmutte drew on her ballet background and design school skills to create customizable pointe shoe inserts. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Dancer and designer Kelly Schmutte ...

If there were any lingering doubts about the transparent strength and athleticism of dancers, they have surely been quashed thanks to the recent rash of bad-ass ballerinas on screen. And as with any ...

Julie Felix had hoped the team could repair the ballet shoes she wore during her first professional solo performance 40 years ...

As Ballet Tucson gears up for its final production of the 2007-08 season, company dancer Meredith Dulaney is just trying to keep shoes on her feet. By late last month, the 22-year-old had gone through ...

The emotional story behind Britain’s first Black professional ballet dancer and her pointe shoes - Julie Felix saw the ballet ...

It’s the essence of classical ballet, “en pointe,” when a ballerina rises up, standing in perfect balance on the tips of her toes. But she couldn’t do it without her slim satin shoes, the essential ...

Olga Supphozova glides across the stage in pointe shoes and a feathered tutu, her arms extended in elegant lines of beauty and strength. But the piece is called “The Dying Swan” for a reason — pretty ...

PerfectFit Pointe’s clients include local studios and a principal dancer from the New York City Ballet. Stanford graduate Leilani Tian wears her PerfectFit Pointe shoe inserts. (Photo by Magali ...