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 ...

The first time Ashton Edwards tried dancing on pointe, it felt like coming home. “It was just like magic. It felt beautiful on pointe. I felt like I could dance forever.” Edwards, originally from ...

The pointe shoe is instrumental and symbolic to ballet. As a tool, pointe shoes extend a dancer’s line and create a sense of physical lightness. As an emblem, the pointe shoe is associated with ballet ...

OAKLAND – Just a mention of his beginnings in dance and it doesn't take long for a smile to spread across Roberto Vega Ortiz's face. "I've always danced. Always, always," said Vega Ortiz, Ballet 22 ...