Pointe Shoe Challenges and Solutions

Here's a great article from Pointe Magazine, "Pointe Shoe Guide," for those of you who are new to Pointe shoes, or searching for a new brand or style. It addresses challenges like the difficulty of breaking in shoes, finding quieter shoes, and finding shoes that prevent blisters. Like the new shoe from Capezio, Simone, that has a new technology which helps you break in the shoes faster without sacrificing longevity. Or the new Jewels Collection by Russian Pointe that is made with less fabric, making it quieter.

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Ballet is Cool Again

The leading men of the American Ballet Theater, posing with a model for Elle Magazine

According to a blog post on pointemagazine.com, ballet dancers have been appearing in all kinds of publications lately. Modeling in Elle Magazine, J. Crew, and Martha Stewart Weddings. Even super model Kate Moss is learning plies and tendus - she is set to learn a pas de deux with Mikhail Baryishnikov for the Sex and the City Movie. All I can think is - it's about time! Ballet dancers are some of the most graceful people in the world, with bodies that Michelangelo himself would choose as a subject for a sculpture. With toned, lean bodies that are able to move and bend in ways high fashion models could only dream of!