Anna is a freelance dance critic and arts journalist. Making ballerinas’ footwear is a mix of physical labour and nuanced expertise. Anna Winter speaks to shoe experts and principals about the lengths ...
Imagine wearing out a pair of shoes once a week. It's the life of a ballet dancer, many of whom go through 30 pairs of shoes in one ballet season. For the small Edmonton company Citie Ballet, going ...
Olivia Boisson is a corps de ballet member with New York City Ballet. Boisson has been with NYC Ballet for seven years. As a corps member, Boisson dances 10-12 hours a day, six days a week. She took a ...