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Barringer admits that, in her own professional career, finding a good pointe shoe fit was a top priority, and that she has been forever curious about this critical piece of ballet gear. I found a lot of useful information, but there were a lot of things that i also wished that the book had included, or had talked more about. The history of the pointe shoe history cooperative. Shoes, training, technique by barringer, janice, schlesinger, sarah and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For the first time in print, ballerina angela reinhardt has put together over 100 tips and tricks for complete personal pointe shoe tuning, for beginners, students and professionals. A comparative mechanical analysis of the pointe shoe toe box.
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