On the “Lux” tour, the pop star mingles dance genres, starting the show on pointe. As with her dip into opera, her technique ...

Ballet star Misty Copeland, who has been a voice for diversity and inclusion in ballet, is taking her efforts beyond the studio and stage — and straight to your phone. The American Ballet Theatre ...

For the first time in their career, black and Asian ballet dancers can get pointe shoes that match their skin tone Colleen Kratofil is the Senior Editor, TV at PEOPLE. She has over 10 years of ...

PerfectFit Pointe’s clients include local studios and a principal dancer from the New York City Ballet. Stanford graduate Leilani Tian wears her PerfectFit Pointe shoe inserts. (Photo by Magali ...

The traditional pink shoes and tights break the visual line of the bodies of Black dancers. After 60-plus years, Robin Williams, a ballet dancer, recently experienced a first: performing in pointe ...

Right now, if you’re trying to use a pointe shoe emoji, there’s only one option for users—and that’s the “European Pink.” But Black ballerina Misty Copeland is trying to change that. At the end of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Seventeen-year-old Alaja Badalich has been dancing since she was two years old and dancing classical ballet since she was 10 years old. A regular on the stage, though she says ...

The day after Thanksgiving my senior year of high school, I boarded a 15-hour flight from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia. On my shoulder I carried a pink Adidas sports bag with eight carefully ...

Eighteen-year-old ballerina Kira Robinson has gone viral after sharing her excitement upon the delivery of a new pair of pointe shoes that match her African American skin tone. The freshman ballet ...