Tag: Pointe Shoes

On pointe: Ballerina talks studio pressures, The Great Gatsby ballet

by Madison Poindexter | Feb 28, 2020

Principal dancer Bonnie Boiter-Jolley is really for her close-up in The Great Gatsby ballet performed by Columbia City Ballet.

“Pointe” of view: Midlands ballerina dances through boxes of shoes

by Rachel Pittman | Oct 9, 2018

Professional dancers like Columbia Classical Ballet’s Mathilde Lambert go through at least two pairs of pointe shoes a week. With the cost of pointe shoes ranging anywhere from $70 to $100 a pair, this is a huge expense for ballet dancers and companies.