Harrington blow-dries each ribbon, checking to see how the dye job colour-matches with the tights drying nearby. A pair of dyed and embellished ballet shoes for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ...

For as long as ballet has existed, it has been an art form that prizes uniformity. For just as long, the tights and pointe shoes that have given ballet dancers that uniformity — to achieve the ...

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 ...

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