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Casey Noble’s “shoe room for freelancers” takes a holistic approach to pointe shoe fitting.
Find out which essentials to have in stock for your professional-track dance customers this season.
From carrying seamless, supportive undergarments to creating safe spaces and offering guidance, retailers can play a vital role in helping performers feel secure, confident, and stage-ready.
As professional dancers express frustration and confusion about lululemon’s Sweat Collective discount program, independent retailers and dance-specific brands have a chance to showcase their expertise, passion, and deep connection to the dance community.
Ballet aesthetics may be everywhere, but dance-specific sneakers deliver the goods.
Three professional dancers share how their experience onstage informs their approach to fitting pointe shoes—and why that firsthand knowledge makes all the difference.
Creating welcoming spaces, offering inclusive dancewear options, and challenging traditional gender norms are central to how dance retailers support LGBTQ+ dancers year-round.
With U.S. import tariffs now in effect, pointe shoes—already one of the biggest expenses for dancers—are about to get even pricier. Retailers weigh in on what’s changing and what’s still to come.
At the inaugural MODE Market in Atlanta, GA, leading manufacturers discussed the challenge of fitting dancers who lack the strength or training for pointework.