- A baseball player has his bat, a photographer his camera -- every pro has the perfect piece of equipment that helps them excel at what they do. Ballerinas and their pointe shoes are no different. (Huffington Post)
- This weeks clip is called New York City Ballet Pointe Shoes. The video is all about the fascinating life of a ballet dancer and her shoes and its far more exciting than the title might suggest. (Stuff)
- Two things lead you to expect pointe shoes from Ballet du Grande Théâtre de Genève when the company arrives at the Music Centers Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for performances next weekend. (Los Angeles Times)
- It was a fierce club outfit that model Avery Hensley confidently wore. Carolyn Walden walked out in ballet pointe shoesthat were woven into the dress made by Liesel and Susan Hamilton. The dress, fittingly, looked similar to a tutu. (The State)
- He discovered dance shoes, pointe shoes in particular, to be a challenge. His customers discovered that few were as determined as Capezio to take that on. Soon the shop became a place for dancers to stop by to discuss their needs and pick up his shoes. (Broadway World)
- Girl Scout Troop 1235 and North Pointe Elementary School are celebrating Earth Day by hosting a recycling event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21, at the school, 873 North Bend Road, Hebron. (Cincinnati.com)
- While whole nations in Europe have cast off their pointe shoes for less elevated domains of dance, Spain is moving in the other direction. (Financial Times)
- When one thinks of ballet, Russian tutus (the ones that look like pancakes), pointe shoes, and tightly wound buns topping the heads of poised dancers most likely spring to mind. (Minneapolis City Pages (blog))
- I had to get rubber put on the pointe shoes. I've never rehearsed on that kind of floor" — glossy rather than a non-slip ballet floor. "I never wore those kind of shoes." But after one day of rehearsal, she was good to go. (Philadelphia Daily News)
- Fliagina said she hung up her pointe shoes after having her first child, but when she was asked to fill in as a stepsister during a performance of Cinderella on stage in Montana, she had to get in shape quickly. I had two weeks to get in shape. (vcstar.com)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Pointe shoes
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