Besides the stage show, awards and dinner—there were the pointe shoes. These couture ballet shoes are part of the Pointe Project. They’re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help ...

“There is a tradition to our craft. I’m all for moving forward, there is plenty of room for new-age pointe shoes in ...

Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so that you can get up on your toes.

Within the intimate and dimly-lit Ailey Citigroup Theater, dancers emerged from the stage’s wings in cloth ballet shoes, pointe shoes, and a myriad of costumes ... there was a gala that was a Columbia ...