Curtain Call

After hours of rehearsal...er homework, my final page is ready to take center stage.
If you are curious to the perpetrator behind stinky ballerina feet, or the reason why you witnessed my missing toenail (cough Marcus)...
Then take a seat and visit my site about Pointe Shoes.

These objects of torture allow dancers to float across the stage, but they don't feel as pretty as they look. This site is dedicated to helping dancers find a shoe and foot care that helps them dance more comfortably. It was created to give a sneak peek into the world of dance for audiences who are watching ballet for the first time.

Enjoy! and feel free to leave a comment or two here after the show!

Shoes

I have talked about folk dance, shown you some break dancing and wrapped my head around aerial arts. Now, I think its time to go back to basics... boring as it may seem to the un-trained eye: Classical ballet.

Although I enjoy all forms of dance, much of my balance and strength came from my ability to dance on the tippy tips of my toes. Because the idea of seeming weightless is so important to the technique and made possible by the great evolution of what we call pointe shoes, an in-depth explanation of pointe shoes and how they work is at hand.

The project will include diagrams of the composition of a pointe shoe, maps including stores that sell them, interviews with dancers and instructors about foot care and shoe fitting, and of course, much media depicting pointe shoes at work. (and perhaps a disclaimer for anyone with a weak stomach, who can't handle missing toenails).