Category: Pointe Shoes
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A Sit Down with the Orzas, Founders of Orza Brand
It is always exciting to follow dancers in their professional journey. From pre-professional student to principal dancer, watching artists grow and evolve is every ballet enthusiast’s joy. It is even more so to follow a ballet duo like founders of Orza Brand, Seth and Sarah Orza. Orza Brand is a new patented ballet shoe with…
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A Sit Down with Lynne Charles
If you have not heard the name Lynne Charles before, ballet friends, you’re welcome. She will change your pointe work forever. She is an American who has spent most of her adult life living and working in Europe. Former principal dancer with John Neumeier and the Hamburg Ballet, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, and principal permanent guest…
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A Sit Down with Josephine Lee
“Pointe work in ballet needs to be a more holistic approach.” Amid a state of emergency in California, I had the chance to sit down and chat with pointe shoe guru, Josephine Lee from the Pointe Shop. She was forced to stay inside due to the raging wildfires and poor air quality that is plaguing…
