In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...

At this dance school, young girls dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes that may only hold up for a few months — and their parents are fully supportive. This isn’t a new fashion trend. It’s the reality ...

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 ...