The Pointe: Our Blog
Performance Season - Everything You Need to Make Sure You're Ready
Get performance-ready with our ultimate checklist. From warm-up essentials, perfectly fitted dancewear and shoes to must-haves accessories, make sure every detail is covered to ensure your performance is flawless.
How to Care For and Maintain Pointe Shoes
Pointe shoes are a dancer's tool and so careful maintenance and preparation is key. We have all the care and maintenance tips you need, so you can enjoy your pointe shoes for longer.
How to Sew Pointe Shoes
Follow BLOCH's simple guide to sewing ribbons and elastics on pointe shoes, and make sure your new pair of pointe shoes are secure and ready to go!
World Ballet Day 2023: What's coming up this World Ballet Day?
World Ballet Day is back and bigger than ever before! Celebrating it's 10th year, here’s what we can expect for 2023.
5 essentials to pack in your BLOCH dance bag
Equally as important as the perfect-fitting leotard, ballet shoes or jazz pants, is a dance bag equipped with all those extra essentials. Here are five BLOCH necessities we recommend keeping packed at all times, so you're always prepared for class or rehearsal!
The history of our all-time favourite tap steps
Have you ever wondered about the origin of tap dance terminology? A cramp roll? A Maxie Ford? The Shim Sham? Put your tap trivia to the test as we take a trip through toe-tapping history!
Pretty in pink: little dancers will shine in our pink leotards!
Dress your ballerina beautifully in a pretty pink leotard she’ll love! If you’re keen to invest in an adorable new leotard for your little dancer, then look no further than our inspiring range of pink pieces, enabling them to shine on stage.
Dance bold: Update your leotard collection with blue!
As we draw closer to Winter, for our leotard collection it's out with the old and in with the blue! A nod to the frosty, glacial hues associated with the approaching cooler months, when it comes to our dancewear staples, this season we’re adoring blue.
Which Warm Up Bootie are you?
Dress for the cold without compromising on style in our Warm Up Bootie. But which shade of pink is perfect for you? Read on to find out!
Announcing our BLOCH Young Artists 2025
Announcing our BLOCH Young Artists 2024
Introducing our next generation of BLOCH Young Artists! Hand picked by BLOCH for their skill, dedication and passion for all things dance!
A day in the life: Mariinsky Theatre first soloist Maria Khoreva
We caught up with Mariinsky Theatre first soloist and BLOCH Spokesperson Maria Khoreva to find out how she spends a typical day preparing for a big ballet role, her top tips for aspiring dancers and her BLOCH must-haves!