Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Last week, the country’s foremost ballet competition, Youth America ...

(CNN) — Although Robin Williams has been a ballet dancer for more than 60 years, she experienced a first during her performance of The Nutcracker this December. Williams said when she danced the Dance ...

In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...

At this dance school, young girls dream of wearing uncomfortable shoes that may only hold up for a few months — and their parents are fully supportive. This isn’t a new fashion trend. It’s the reality ...

Veteran ballerina Misty Copeland wants the community to help her #MakeAPointe. Copeland launched a petition on Sept. 21 to encourage Apple and the Unicode Consortium to expand its skin tone options ...

When scrolling through the substantial offering of emojis on Apple products, users will find a pink — and only pink — pair of pointe ballet shoes. Misty Copeland wants to change that. The veteran ...