From humble beginnings in a Sydney workshop in 1932, Bloch was born. Jacob Bloch made his first ballet shoes in a candlelit workshop located above his store. He made one pair of shoes, for one customer at a time, to order. That core competency and artisanal flair, together with the philosophy of listening to dancers, has been the vital essence of the company’s mission for 90 years.
It all started with a promise to make the most comfortable dance shoes in the world.
From humble beginnings in a Sydney workshop in 1932, Bloch was born. Jacob Bloch made his first ballet shoes in his candlelit workshop located above his store. He made one pair of shoes, for one customer at a time, to order. That core competency and artisanal flair, together with the philosophy of listening to dancers, has been the vital essence of the company’s mission for 90 years.
Leading dance companies throughout the world rely on Bloch to equip their dancers with the best tools of their trade, including the Royal Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Australian Ballet to name a few. Our shoes are worn by the world's finest ballerinas past and present including Isabella Boylston, Francesca Hayward, Lauren Lovette, Yasmine Naghdi, WanTing Zhao, Julian MacKay, Julie Kent, Sarah Lamb, David Hallberg, José Martinez and Maria Khoreva.
Our collaborations have included former ABT principals Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky, internationally acclaimed tap dance and choreographer duo Chloe and Maud Arnold, and leading international tap icon and Emmy Award winning choreographer, Jason Samuels Smith.
“We do what we do for the love of dance”
- David Wilkenfeld