And as with any sport—yes, ballet is both a sport and an art form—injuries are inevitable. And ballerinas face some unique physical challenges due to one signature technique: ...

Less Painful Ballet Shoes Are Here. ... When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes, or en pointe, had her final show in Russia in 1842, ...

Ballet mom Natalia Parker speaks to Kelsie Jones about ordering a pair of pointe shoes that resemble her daughter Kaya’s golden-brown skin. “Beige isn’t the only skin tone,” Parker says.

To make this possible, the students partnered with the Neuroengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab, directed by Nitish Thakor, professor of biomedical engineering.The PointeSense system builds ...

Devils En Pointe and Embodiment are collaborating to put on "Liminal" on Apr. 12. Ahead of this members of both clubs' leadership sat down for an interview with the Duke Chronicle to talk about ...

Dancers in the piece, except for Michael Shavelle, CC ’27, were all in dark blue dresses and nude pointe shoes, continuing the extension of their lines. As the only work en pointe, the piece had a ...

Les Ballets Trockadero de Montecarlo dancer Sergio Najeram, center, gives shoe tips and other subtleties to performing en pointe to Houston Ballet Company dancer Nikita Baryshnikov, left ...

Inspired by the shoes worn by ballet dancers, ballet flats, ... En pointe! The ballet flat is a fashion classic, and comfortable too By NASA MARIA ENTABAN. Fashion ...

An early cast version of the pointe shoe sculpture. ... "Saratoga En Pointe" will feature 24 artist-embellished, gigantic ballet toe shoes.

En pointe, encores: Columbia Repertory Ballet’s annual fall 2023 gala. By Joyce Zhang / Columbia Daily Spectator. By Joyce Zhang • November 27, 2023, 9:58 AM. ... and teal bodices perched atop tulle ...