Ballet West dancers soon will be wearing tights and shoes that more closely resemble their own skin color — an effort to push back against a white bias in the ballet world going back decades. “I ...

When Addison was growing up in Canada, she said, “pink tights and pink shoes were my uniform.” The traditional ballet wear was aimed at making dancers appear “seamless” — which worked when all the ...

If your notion of ballet is confined to images of ethereal women in white tutus on their tippy toes, Hope Muir has news for you. In announcing details of the National Ballet of Canada’s 2025-2026 ...