When Adrienne Canterna was 2 1/2 years old, a neighbor gave her a pair of used ballet slippers. Now, the 14-year-old Linthicum dancer and her younger sister, Ashley, are supporting each other in a ...

When her mom told her about the ballet students at Metropolitan Ministries, 10-year-old Drew Buckley knew right away she wanted to help. There were all these kids who loved ballet as much as she did.

Heel grips used in the ballet shoes worn by Heather Whitestone McCallum during the1995 Miss America competition. They are brown and white cotton and plastic and conform to the heel of the ballet ...

An artist has been recycling pointe shoes from the Royal Ballet and Opera by turning them into art. The dancers often use the shoes for one day only due to the rigorous nature of the dancing and ...

Devotees of the cult of the ballet slipper—a fiercely loyal group of enthusiasts who sport these flat friends with everything from cropped jeans to evening frocks—are set to expand exponentially next ...