At this dance school, young girls dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes that may only hold up for a few months — and their parents are fully supportive. This isn’t a new fashion trend. It’s the reality ...

(CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Last week, the country’s foremost ballet competition, Youth America ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Dancewear in northeast Albuquerque has been the place to go for last-minute leotard runs hours before a recital, first pointe shoe fittings for young ballerinas, ...

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 of ...

Lady Gaga’s 18-inch ballet-inspired pointe shoes returned to the spotlight for a chic new Haus Labs rebrand. In a photo shared by the cosmetics brand on Tuesday, the “Poker Face” hitmaker posed in the ...