Pointe-shoe maker Freed of London employs 24 full-time artisans, who make about 30 pairs a day. They create stock and custom shoes for dancers at top companies, like ABT and the Royal Ballet.

While traditional pointe shoes are sold as one piece, Act’ble produces a unique version of the classic pointe shoe with a modular setup that reduces their environmental impact and uses innovative 3D ...

How a fire and tariffs nearly derailed a ballet shoe business A Pennsylvania pointe shoe company lost everything in a warehouse fire. U.S. trade policy is making starting over even harder.

Although ballet has diversified and changed over the decades, many ballerinas of color still struggle to find pointe shoes and tights to match their complexion.

After 60-plus years, Robin Williams, a ballet dancer, recently experienced a first: performing in pointe shoes that actually matched her brown skin tone.

New York City Ballet dancers go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes a year. That's because traditional ones break down after only a few wears.

Black ballerinas are demanding to see more pointe shoes that match their skin color. Although the industry has made progress in terms of meeting the needs of Black ballerinas, the dancers say it ...

Misty Copeland wants Apple to get in on diversity efforts in the ballet world by adding more skin tone options for the pointe shoe emoji.