Ballet dancers must use their feet, especially their toes, to achieve the ethereal beauty that graces a ballet performance. They must be strong enough to dance en pointe, a position that makes it look as though they are floating across the stage and requires years of dedicated training. They must also be careful not to over-use their feet or they may develop painful conditions like bunions, shin splints and stress fractures.
A ballet shoe consists of a box that supports and encases the dancer’s toes, a shank for support and a platform with a flattened sole. Some instructors allow students to wear demi-pointe shoes, which have no hard structure or shank, in their early dance training. These shoes force the dancer to work harder and improve her balance, but they are not recommended for all students.
Before a dancer can wear her new pointe shoes she must “break them in.” This process is different for every dancer, some using rough methods such as slamming their ballet shoes in a door and scratching the platform with a knife to give them traction, others taking a more gentle approach and simply walking around and performing releves.
Dancers can also purchase accessories such as paper tape for blister prevention, moleskin, lambswool and gel squares to protect their feet while dancing en pointe. It takes a team of experienced shoemakers and dancers to create the perfect pair of ballet toe shoes for each dancer.
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