Archive for category: Pointe

2AugustAugust 2, 2024

Thirteen Years

9JanuaryJanuary 13, 2014

The hustle-bustle of the holidays prevented me from sewing the ribbons on my new pointe shoes, but fortunately I checked...

21DecemberDecember 21, 2013

Whether watching the Nutcracker as an audience member or participating in the performance as part of the cast, just about...

30MayOctober 8, 2012

I’m not a big fan of reality television shows, but I have high hopes for the new ballet show, “Breaking...

10MayDecember 19, 2012

First Position – Teaser Trailer from Bess Kargman on Vimeo. I’m excited about a new ballet movie, “First Position“, that...

18OctoberOctober 18, 2011

The Perfect Pointe Book , by Lisa Howell, has many excellent foot strengthening exercises. Included with the book are video...

6JanuaryJanuary 6, 2011

There are many different ways to tie pointe shoes. I’m not sure if the ‘one ribbon at a time” or...

28OctoberOctober 28, 2010

I was surprised to see over 15 types of pointe shoes explained in an article in the June/July 2010 issue...

8JuneJune 8, 2010

When I was studying dance as a child, there was a rule that students could not begin pointe work until...