Williams said when she danced the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, it was the first time she didn’t have to slather pink pointe shoes in paint or foundation to get them to match her brown skin.

Think satin ribbon-adorned sneakers your suburban neighbor might buy at Costco or bright pink dance shoes soled with massive treads worthy of an uphill hike at Storm King. The ballet sneaker trend ...

Critics are bashing star ballerina Misty Copeland, who started a petition to add more inclusive shades of color to the traditional pink Apple ballet shoe emoji. Copeland, 41, the first black woman ...

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 ...

I have loved ballet ever since I was a child - dancing has always ... light pink - commonly known as ballet pink - for the uniform of tights and ballet shoes. The light pink is designed to give ...

I just accepted that wearing pink leotards, tights, and shoes was a suitable rule for any ballet studio—it was certainly the expectation in every one I’d been a part of. But like I did with ...

In the past most dance companies sported pink, beige or white tights so colour matching to the shoe wasn't a huge problem. But now, more modern companies are ditching tights for bare legs and if your ...

baby pink ballet slippers. A ballerina’s point shoes have a reputation for being tough on the toes, which might be why many ballerinas use the dark nickname “coffins” for their footwear.