If nothing existing fits, she orders it or builds it, or sends measurements off to a U.K.-based boot maker. From there, she mixes her paints and gets to work dyeing shoes, tights, elastics and ...

A lack of shade diversity in pointe shoes' may seem like the bigger issue and, indeed, it took Freed and Ballet Black 18 months to conjure up the new shades. But dancer Cira Robinson told the ...

Ballet West announced on Oct. 1, 2020, that it is changing policies to bring equity to artists of color — including letting dancers wear tights and shoes that more closely match the dancer's ...

She explained that ballet dancers are meant to have a seamless, uniform look when standing amongst one another, and light pink tights and light pink slippers create that among fair-skinned dancers.

She explained: “I sent DS [darling son] as a ballet dancer (as he does dancing), in his usual leotard, shorts, tights and ballet slippers.