Pointe shoes start out beautiful - satin works of art, each made with a graceful purpose in mind. But behind the beauty are hours of hard work, discipline and pain. The shoes can give a trained ...

It is not hard to find a musical activity in full swing at Morning Pointe of Hixson assisted living, and the same goes for First Baptist in downtown Chattanooga. They have offered Kindermusik classes ...

Ballet training begins at the barre, but in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, a kitchen counter and the back of a couch has become a substitute for even America's most elite ballerinas. When the ...

Like most ballet dancers, I vividly remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes. They were by Gamba — a legendary Covent Garden maker that now belongs to the French house Repetto. Always eager to ...

This September "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Courtney Thurston will be at Turning Pointe Dance Center's Springfield location. She will be teaching master classes in contemporary-style dance on ...

In professional ballet, the female dancer often appears light and airy and seems to float lightly into the air without effort performing en pointe (on the tips of the toes). By contrast, the male ...