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.

Earlier this month, Onco-Ballet held its inaugural teacher training event, hosting aspiring dance teachers at V&T Classical Ballet & Dance Academy in Laguna Hills for a two-day workshop.

As they build strength and flexibility, they’ll work up to what’s called demi pointe, elevating their heels off the ground and balancing their body weight on the balls of their feet, with their toes ...

This post was updated March 12 at 8:59 p.m. With “Homecoming,” the American Contemporary Ballet takes audiences back to school by combining drill team choreography with 1980s nostalgia.

10 ballet sneakers on pointe for this summer, according to style editors. ... Ballet sneakers are all the rage, and summer is the perfect time of year to try out some sneakerinas.

Ballerina Farm and the ways dancers embrace life after hanging up their pointe shoes When I had kids, I knew I’d never go back to dancing. Am I still a ballet dancer?

Niyana Harris, 17, is a member of the Atahkakoop Cree Nation near Prince Albert, but grew up in Winnipeg for seven years ...