SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city has long been identified with horses. Now the National Museum of Dance is hoping residents and visitors alike will embrace another symbol of the area's history: the pointe ...

Dancers who wear pointe shoes endure a seemingly endless search for the perfect shoe. From the time they fit their first pointes, they attempt to find a shoe that will suit their unique foot and ...

The 18-year-old ballet major said the feedback has been incredible. Changes in the dance world are keeping Kira Robinson on her toes -- and she couldn't be happier. Recently, Robinson went viral on ...

Pointe shoes are becoming more inclusive. Change is on the way! Dancewear brand Capezio recently announced that it's making its pointe shoes more inclusive. This news follows a Change.org petition ...

The announcements come in response to two Change.org petitions that have been gaining steam amid the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd while in police custody on May 25.

Ben Sommers, head of Capezio Ballet Makers for 36 years, was called “Mr. Capezio.” He established the Capezio Foundation, created the Capezio Dance Award, founded the Association of American Dance ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Dharma Geminiani rested her hand on the bar, beginning with a deep plié, her muscles tense as she springs up in time with the music, her legs forming a sharp “V,” her toes in pointe ballet shoes ...

Once a week, Josephine Lee packs around 500 pairs of shoes into her van and drives to dance studios across the region to fit ballet dancers for their pointe shoes. To the dancers, it’s more than just ...

Once a season or so, Pacific Northwest Ballet tosses away its pointe shoes and presents a full evening of contemporary work, at least some of it brand-new to local audiences. Watching these evenings ...

Andrew Plotner began dancing his junior year in high school after he fell for a girl who loved the art. But, as Plotner says himself, he ended up liking dance more than he liked the girl, and a ...