LONDON—Ballet dancers have a more intimate relationship with their shoes than most people. So do ballet fans. When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes ...

Others fear that, without the suffering that can accompany traditional pointe shoes, the art form itself will be diminished. Older, classical ballet companies still prefer the sleek look of ...

"Every shoe. Every dancer." The makers usually don't meet the dancers; many have never even seen a ballet. But they say they still feel connected to the art form. "You do get pride in what you're ...

And Bode, a rising New York label, sent its slender models out in genuine piglet-pink soft-soled dance shoes. Still, I wondered if men off the catwalk would really plunge their hoofs into ethereal ...

Pointe shoes made the ballerinas of the New York City Ballet into technological artifacts ... The history of technology doesn't talk much about art. That's why Laemmli's paper is important ...

Here, a New York City ballet dancer describes how, her first year with the company, she had to use other dancers's shoes. Only later did an older ballerina show her the art of crafting her own ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The focus of her art is on realities that Black ... “The minute I was born, I was handed tap shoes, ballet shoes.” She’s only half joking ...