As Featured in The New York Times
The New York Times spotlights ORZA’s patented ballet shoe technology, designed by a former professional dancer to reduce impact and support performance in an art form long defined by tradition.
Read the full article here: NYTimes
Help Shape the Future of Ballet Footwear
ORZA is committed to advancing ballet footwear through dancer feedback and research.
99% of dancers surveyed reported improved body sensation at the end of the day wearing ORZA ballet shoes.
Building on these early findings, we’re collaborating with the University of Puget Sound to further explore dancers’ experiences with ballet footwear, comfort, and body sensation.
For Dance Parents
Your dancer works incredibly hard. Their body deserves a shoe that works just as hard for them.
ORZA Pro® 2.0 is the only ballet shoe built with patented shock absorption — designed to support young dancers through every class, rehearsal, and performance, especially during the growth years when their bodies are most vulnerable.
Because when you invest in the right shoe, you’re investing in how long and how well your dancer gets to do what they love.
The ballet shoe hasn't changed in over a century. We just changed everything.
Our Founder
Hi! I'm Seth.
I spent over two decades as a professional dancer at New York City Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet — and for most of that time, I was dancing in shoes that offered nothing in the way of real support.
A career-threatening injury changed everything. It opened my eyes to a problem every dancer knew but no one had solved: ballet shoes hadn’t changed in over a century. So I decided to change that.
Fourteen years later, ORZA was
born.
