Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

When I was six years old, Santa left me a “Dancerina Doll” dressed out in a pink tutu, pink pointe shoes, and a pink tiara ...

Andrew Plotner began dancing his junior year in high school after he fell for a girl who loved the art. But, as Plotner says himself, he ended up liking dance more than he liked the girl, and a ...

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 ...

A Spanish artist has reinvented the traditional pointe shoe in order to capture a ballerina's movements and turn them into unique works of art. Using new technology, developed in collaboration with ...

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's a question many of us now smile fondly upon as we reminisce over our childhood dreams of being astronauts, vets, and firefighters (all at once, of ...

There aren’t any specialist ballet stores in Southeast Alaska. That means it’s hard for young ballerinas to find the right fitting shoes. So every summer, just before school starts Phillip Broadbent ...

What if you could paint with your shoes? Electronic Traces is a pair ballet pointe shoes that sends a dancer's movements to a nearby smartphone. Using Lilypad Arduinos, they record pressure and ...

Cindy Bradley remembers the first time she saw Misty Copeland. The shy 13-year-old was sitting in the bleachers at the San ...

An influential ballerina born in Kansas City is hanging up her pointe shoes after 25 years, leaving a lasting impact on the ...