https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/how-to-choose-skin-tone-ballet-shoe-shade 2026-09-21T08:29:18-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaiyah-six-shades-named-v2.jpg?v=1790003644 How to Choose Your Jaiyah Shade: A Guide to Our Six Skin-Tone Ballet Shoes The six Jaiyah skin-tone ballet shoe shades as named colour circles, deepest to lightest: Cacao, Kola, Chai, Dune, Shea and Pearl https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/how-should-ballet-shoes-fit 2026-09-21T12:28:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaiyah-ballet-shoe-tape-measure.png?v=1790018905 How Should a Ballet Shoe Fit? Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Class A canvas ballet slipper seen from above beside a tape measure, showing the opening, drawstring and criss-cross elastics. https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/why-skin-tones-matter-ballet-shoes 2026-09-21T09:06:22-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaiyah-six-shades-lineup_df20e282-867d-4899-8f58-b7b070565db5.png?v=1790006782 Why Skin Tones Matter in Ballet Shoes: A Guide for Every Dancer Twelve young dancers in pink tutus: the top row in traditional pink tights and shoes, the bottom row in tights and shoes matched to each of the six Jaiyah skin tones. https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/our-story-why-i-started-jaiyah 2026-09-29T07:00:05-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaya_130.jpg?v=1790624059 Our Story: Why I Started Jaiyah https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/ballet-shoes-arent-just-for-ballet 2026-10-06T09:05:19-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaiyah-jaya-barre-i-am-a-dancer-v5.jpg?v=1791302719 I Don't Wear My Ballet Shoes for Ballet. I Wear Them to Dance. Jaiyah founder Jaya Bond Mitchell at the barre in pink, one leg extended, beside the quote: I am not a ballerina, I am a dancer. https://jaiyah.com/blogs/news/how-to-clean-ballet-shoes 2026-10-13T07:10:20-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0688/0221/6220/articles/jaiyah_blog_shoe_care_header.jpg?v=1791900620 How to Clean Ballet Shoes (And Make Them Last Longer)