Toe to Toe: The Battle Over Less Painful Ballet Shoes
When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes, or en pointe, had her final show in Russia ...
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Why the NYC Ballet spends nearly $1 million a year on pointe shoes
Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...
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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 ...