Why the NYC Ballet spends nearly $1 million a year on pointe shoes
New York City Ballet dancers go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes a year. That's because traditional ones break down ...
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How ballerinas customize their pointe shoes
Pointe shoes are normally a bit harder so that you ... You have to do a lot more work. More from News Olivia Boisson is a corps de ballet member with New York City Ballet. Boisson has been with ...
Toe to Toe: The Battle Over Less Painful Ballet Shoes
recalling how she would stick wads of wool and cotton in her shoes to ease the bleeding and bruising. Sometimes her toenails ...
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Couture Ballet Shoes By Michael Kors And Khaite For The Pointe Project
Besides the stage show, awards and dinner—there were the pointe shoes. These couture ballet shoes are part of the Pointe Project. They’re being auctioned off until 9 pm ET today to help ...
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Inside London's only pointe shoes factory
Making pointe shoes for ballet dancers is a skill held by very few across the UK – and there is only one producer left in London. Freed of London, based in Hackney, has been making pointe shoes ...