Think satin ribbon-adorned sneakers your suburban neighbor might buy at Costco or bright pink dance shoes soled with massive treads worthy of an uphill hike at Storm King. The ballet sneaker trend ...

Last month, Freed of London, one of the largest suppliers of dance shoes, followed suit. In addition to its "ballet pink" shade, Freed now sells "ballet brown" and "ballet bronze" — a welcome ...

Williams said when she danced the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, it was the first time she didn’t have to slather pink pointe shoes in paint or foundation to get them to match her brown skin.

Pink shoes, brown bodies: How dancers of color are fighting for representation From costuming, to casting, to criticism, whiteness dominates dance — but black performers are pushing back ...

Dance further provided my daughter with the ... requesting that the girls all have “ballet pink” shoes in time for the end-of-year show. I immediately wrote back asking if she meant flesh ...