Upstairs in a lofty studio at the Margaret Alkek William Center for Dance, there's something a little different about Monday's afternoon class. Some of the male dancers wear cargo-style joggers and ...

The beloved fairy tale of overcoming adversity and hardship with the help of some loyal mice friends and a magical Fairy Godmother comes to the stage through "Cinderella!" a ballet production by East ...

Pollyanna Hope, from Hertfordshire, lost her leg in an accident 13 years ago and dances on a running blade, but wants to do "pointe ... dancing "en pointe" in the Royal Ballet's production ...

So, they typically do die pretty fast. Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so ...

Yeah. Alberto: It's special for men to go en pointe because ballet is very traditional. Boys don't get to do en pointe. They just are — the prince is on flat and is there to support the girl who ...

In the 1970s, men dancing en pointe was almost unheard of ... and is seen as an accessible entry point to the world of ballet. They were a novelty act, now they’re respected as dancers, and ...

Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like “Swing!” as well as ballets and ...

Besides the stage show, awards and dinner—there were the pointe shoes. These couture ballet shoes are part of the Pointe Project. They’re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help ...

On top of that, ballet and fluid dance movement has been ... Maybe this sounds stupid, but being told I couldn’t go en pointe made me want to do it more. That night, I bought that pair of ...