TexasKelly101

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I was wondering if there are any video's on the internet that show how people making pointe shoes. I've read about it and seen pictures, but I would like to see someone do it.

I think it's just a way of saying that you don't need to do it on pointe.  It's also a way of having their cake and eating it -- dangling the "ballet" lure but with a kind of disclaimer.

They are going after a general customer base, after all, and don't want to intimidate them.  Something along the lines of "You can have a ballet dancer's body even if you can't/don't want to dance ballet."  Insulting?  Vaguely, but what isn't, these days?

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that makes sence. I think that's what they're trying to say. I don't think I thought about it very well....

OH MY GOSH! I went to the website becuase I wanted to see what this was about and they had this quote up there:

"The class mixes pliés, pop music and yoga—without the tutus of Tchaikovsky."

—Erin Chan, Los Angeles Times

Don't you think that's kind of insulting?

I save mine. I don't have a whole bunch right now, they're just in a pile under my bed but when I do get a lot I'd probably put them into some sort of filling system. Like a file cabinet or plastic boxes. I'm really organized!