Bellen Woodard at the ballet barre. Bellen Woodard at the ballet barre.Courtesy Bellen Woodard Since as far back as I could remember at school, likely starting in my first year of school, something ...
Misty Copeland remembers the first time she saw a brown ballet slipper. She was 14 years old and performing in Debbie Allen’s iconic “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” ballet. The brown slippers she saw among ...
HOUSTON – “A lot of death happens in them,” jokes Houston Ballet principal dancer Jessica Collado of her silk, baby pink ballet slippers. A ballerina’s point shoes have a reputation for being tough on ...
The traditional pink shoes and tights break the visual line of the bodies of Black dancers. After 60-plus years, Robin Williams, a ballet dancer, recently experienced a first: performing in pointe ...
The Royal Opera House is one of the most beautiful, and I’m not just saying it because it is my home theatre. Another one is ...