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 ...

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 ...

DIW and Joburg Ballet launch a Giving Tuesday campaign to raise funds for affordable pointe shoes, promoting inclusivity and ...

A ballerina shows “the chaos” of prepping her pointe shoes in an unintentional ASMR video. On Aug. 23, Mikayla Geier (@mikaylageier), a Vancouver- and Los Angeles-based artist and ballerina, recently ...

Professional Ballerina Scout Forsythe shares how she customizes and breaks in her pointe shoes. Scout shows us her top hacks for preparing her ballet shoes and explains why floss is her secret sewing ...

I cover baby and kids gear after a decade of reporting on parenting. Kids wear their shoes a bit rougher than the average adult. They’re always on the move and completely unbothered by mud, untied ...