Happy merry everything, everyone! Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, you’ll LIVE for this: The English National Ballet has constructed a pointe shoe Christmas tree. It is made out of 540 pointe shoes. And it is even more delightful than you’d imagine. English National Ballet on Instagram: “Our very special Christmas Tree made of 540 […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.comfor a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I can’t find the pointe shoe that’s right for me! I’ve been on pointe for almost three years now, and I’ve tried all kinds […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! For more of Katie’s helpful tips and advice, click here.
Yesterday, Chrissy Teigen posted an Instagram video of her trying out a pair of pointe shoes, with a hand from husband John Legend. Yes, Teigen is obviously not a trained dancer. Yes, she looks pretty awful in the video. Yes, she could’ve hurt herself. Dancers and dance fans have been quick to point out all […]
Every ballet dancer knows the time, sweat, and occasional tears the art form demands. But many non-dancers are clueless about just how much work a ballet dancer puts into perfecting his or her dancing. So when the mainstream crowd recognizes our crazy work ethic, we’ll accept the round of applause any way it comes—even if […]
There’s nothing like a pair of pointe shoes—especially when they’re candy-colored, bedazzled, and covered in lace! Check out some of our favorites: 😍😍😍 A version of this story appeared in the March 2017 issue of Dance Spirit.
The Washington Post just ran a rather epic story about ballerinas’ intense, inherently abusive relationships with their feet. And while a lot of it is stuff that serious dancers already know—getting up on pointe requires dancers to be as strong as football players, every dancer has her own pointe shoe break-in method, etc—the piece also […]
Every ballerina’s pointe shoe process is intense , but some dancers take pointe prep to a completely different level. And New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck definitely falls in that second category. The New York Times recently did a Facebook Live event with Peck, following her as she chose and prepped her shoes for […]