LONDON—Ballet dancers have a more intimate relationship with their shoes than most people. So do ballet fans. When Marie ...

If you have recently started dancing, you may be wondering how the dancers glide around the floor week after week, making their moves appear effortless. One of their top secrets is selecting the ...

When I was a boy I thought Ballet Shoes was for girls: a story of poor strivers desperate to don a tutu. This delicious show about three female foundlings forging their own identities, and a ...

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 ...