Allows for the natural flexion and extension of ankle and heel Stretch Ribbon relieves unnecessary stress on tendons and allows the Dancer to move from plie to pointe with Minimal constriction and ...

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...

Having a first fitting for pointe shoes is a “big deal” in a dancer’s life, said Peter Stark, president and director of the ...

Then, the 2010s brought us the flimsy shoes that gave our American Apparel skater skirts an indie sleaze edge. In the 2020s the many ballet flat iterations we’ve seen have toed (ahem) the line between ...

my uniform has always consisted of comfortable ballet flats, and about four years ago, NYC-based brand Margaux was served to me as a creepily well-placed Instagram ad. I’ll be honest: I gulped after ...