Pointe shoes made the ballerinas of the New York City Ballet into technological artifacts, modern and indistinguishable "like IBM machines" Ballet pointe shoes are not typically thought of as ...

Wang Yuanyuan, artistic director of Beijing Dance Theater, repairs a pointe shoe being used in her new piece Facing the Ocean. The lighthearted duet was one of two new works by Wang that premiered at ...

Departing principal dancer Misty Copeland received a farewell showcase amid a season that was strongest when performing older ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X SARATOGA SPRINGS — The National Museum of Dance honored dancing’s past and ushered in a bit of its ...

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a final exclamation point on a ...

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in which s ...

There are many ways you can measure the high-water mark of modern dance, but one method might be to pinpoint the moment at which its European predecessor, ballet, started inviting the distinctly ...

With their gravity-defying leaps, unrivalled flexibility and flawless technique en pointe, classical ballerinas have dazzled audiences for decades. But a new generation of would-be ballet stars must ...

From a glorious double bill from Ballet Ireland to some less convincing bump and grind from the Freedom Ballet of Ukraine, Kelly Apter surveys Fringe dance shows Don’t be misled by the title – ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new work by the Ailey veteran Jamar Roberts shared a program with revivals by Pam Tanowitz and Kyle Abraham. By Gia Kourlas Clearly, the ...