More from Big Business A triangle pointing right which indicates this type of media can be played. Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year.

Regular ballet flats are just, very soft. They're usually canvas, or leather. You can't go up en pointe with them. Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so that you can get up on your toes.

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 ...

“Certain directors want only one type of shoe,” said ... can accompany traditional pointe shoes, the art form itself will be ...

Making pointe shoes for ballet dancers is a skill held by very few across the UK – and there is only one producer left in London. Freed of London, based in Hackney, has been making pointe shoes ...