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 ...

Each summer, there is a shoe that defines the season. It’s not necessarily the most fashion-forward – in fact, more often than not, the uglier the better. For summer 2025, it’s the trainer ballet shoe ...

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 of ...