Vivaia (4) I’ve always been hard on my shoes… which in turn, is hard on my wallet. But after two years, my Vivaia flats are impressively still holding up. So if you, too, run your pairs into ...

Move over loafers. The most popular shoes of this season seem to the ballet flats. They have flooded social media timelines in the past month as the ultimate “cool-girl shoes", with celebrities ...

Despite having the breezy open-top silhouette of ballet flats, the Taekwondo Mei shoes include classic Adidas details, including a thick gum sole and its signature racing stripes. With three lace ...

Rather, we’re seeing the rise of a style of sneaker that draws heavy inspiration from the pared-down construction of ballet shoes. These are kicks with slim uppers that conform to your foot ...

The Leeds-based quartet, drawn from the Leeds Symphony Orchestra, will perform a varied concert of modern and classical favourites, including Albinoni’s famous Adagio. The concert ... Octagon Theatre ...

But now the grande dame has decided to hang up her ballet shoes after a 72 year career. BBC Scotland News joined her last class in the Stockbridge area of the city, where her students said it was ...

Burden by Lars de Vos (Dutch National Ballet co-production with ISH Dance ... The work features three women in pointe shoes, yet somehow the inclusion of this western tradition feels more jarring ...

Critics say ballet flats are not comfortable, too basic, or hard to style. Others consider them the most essential shoes in their closet. To help out that former group, we started thinking about ...

Ballet sneakers have been slowly gaining traction for years. The shoes first made waves in 2021, when the hybrid sneaker style made its debut on the runway at Simone Rocha. Fast-forward to 2025 ...

Noel Streatfeild’s best-selling book Ballet Shoes, adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver, will return in the winter of 2025. The family show will once more play on the National Theatre’s Olivier ...

What I loved most about it was how it subtly but meaningfully challenged ballet’s often-rigid gender ... ANGELA STERLING During the famous Rose Adagio, a balance-heavy sequence that even the ...

In tremendously bright blue tutus and leotards, the cast of Ballet Shoes weave through the aisles before the show. They stretch and twirl like overgrown children, inviting the audience to join in with ...