New York City Ballet dancers go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes a year. That's because traditional ones break down after only a few wears.

Besides the stage show, awards and dinner—there were the pointe shoes. These couture ballet shoes are part of the Pointe Project. They’re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help ...

While our 3-year-old girls practiced their gummy plies to music ... the ballerinas still performed in pointe shoes that came in “ballet pink” or “European pink.” Ballerinas had always ...