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. Fashion and beauty brands have ...

Kira Robinson, 18, filmed herself unboxing the pointe shoes for a video posted to TikTok Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles Bureau ...

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 ...

Grand Junction poet Suzanne Bronson became fascinated by the connection between a ballerina and her footwear after coming across a collection of autographed dance shoes while she was a student at ...

Inclusivity is something to dance about—just ask Kira Robinson. The ballerina is going viral after posting a TikTok of herself opening a pair of new pointe shoes. These shoes are different than any ...

Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance of the ...

In the video, Kira Robinson gushes with excitement upon her shoes’ unboxing. She calls them ‘stunning.’ Eighteen-year-old ballerina Kira Robinson has gone viral after sharing her excitement upon the ...

A Christmas tree adorned with rows of pearly pink ballet shoes is a main feature amid the buzz in Pretoria’s Brooklyn Mall, and nearby stands a donation box. But what may appear to be unusually themed ...

Following is a transcript of the video. What we're seeing here may seem like a typical ballet shoe factory. But its actually one of the few factories filling a critical role in the changing world of ...

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