By: Cedric Grosjean | 2010-11-24 | Article Marketing If you are new to ballet then you may well be very confused as to what type of ballet shoes to wear for your first class. There are two main types of ballet shoe and these consist of soft ballet shoes (sometimes known as slippers) and point shoes. read more
By: Denise Madison | 2011-09-22 | Shopping advice Bloch Shoe company is known for handcrafting some of the best dance shoes in the industry, and there pointe shoe is a favorite among professional and aspiring dancers. read more
By: Anna Thomson | 2011-12-04 | Fashion If you perform ballet and dance on stage, you may occasionally need to fit your pointe shoes to dye your costume. Or do you want your old pointe shoes fresh and exciting. read more
By: Cedric Grosjean | 2011-03-29 | Article Marketing Before signing up for ballet classes every dancer is perhaps overwhelmed with a dilemma what clothes and shoes to choose. Making the right choice can be even more difficult with a wide range of ballet... read more
By: Cedric Grosjean | 2010-12-15 | Article Marketing Dance pointe shoes are usually worn by ballerinas during practice and stage performances. One of the peculiarities of these shoes is that they are worn either by female dancers or by males playing female roles. read more
By: Dianne M. Buxton | 2010-04-03 | Dancing Being able to dance ballet in pointe shoes is the result of years of careful practice. Young dance students in their first ballet class have visions of tutus and pink satin pointe shoes as they struggle with their first battment tendus, or ballet foot exercises. read more
By: Alan Turner | 2010-04-03 | Dancing Here are 3 simple steps that can help to prolong the life of your Pointe Shoes. The care of your Pointe Shoes is very important, if you just pop them in your dance bag and leave them there until your next class you are reducing the life of the shoes and throwing away money. read more
By: Ashton Field | 2010-11-11 | Home & Family For dancers seeking to appear to float and hover just above the ground—spinning in improbable circles—quality fit Pointe Shoes are vital. To ensure a quality fit start by measuring the length and width of the feet, using either a traditional Ritz Stick, or by improvising with a well-traced drawing of the feet on paper. read more
By: Cedric Grosjean | 2011-01-26 | Article Marketing Some dancing styles allow the dancer to wear any sort of footwear, but it cannot be said about ballet where proper shoes have to be worn for full effect. The proper pointe shoes will have a box to provide an additional support for the dancer. Without the box, dancers would find it more difficult to maintain their poise and balance. read more
By: Cedric Grosjean | 2011-01-11 | Article Marketing Plain ballet shoes are good for most of the performances. Not for all, however. Some ballets require dancing ''en pointe'' abilities from ballerinas, a technique which is not easy to learn and requires special shoes. read more
By: Cedric Grosjean | 2010-11-16 | Article Marketing If you have been dancing ballet for some time and have become relatively accomplished, then your teacher may have discussed dancing ''en pointe'' with you. Dancing ''en pointe'' is a major goal in a ballerina's dance life as it often considered to be the pinnacle of dancing talent, requiring great strength of the legs and feet. read more
By: Sean Mennell | 2010-12-22 | Golf There is a genuine point to wearing golf shoes, and of course you can play without them, but you wont be nearly as effective. The main point is the cleats (also know as nubs) at the bottom of the shoe. These cleats keep the golfer firmly to the ground and stabilize the body through the swing. read more
By: bramantyaprakusa | 2010-12-26 | Recreation & Sports You will find there's genuine indicate wearing golf shoes or boots, and lastly you can enjoy with out them, read more
By: Jake Myers | 2010-10-18 | Shopping Fortunate enough to own Prada shoes or Louis Vuitton shoes? Fancy that – you have two great pairs of footwear with which you can create an entire weekday and weekend wardrobe around. The great thing about owning shoes from these fashion houses is that upgrade your fashion factor without even trying. For an all-out high fashion look, here are some great suggestions on what to get to add more style to your step. read more
By: toryburch | 2010-12-21 | Article Marketing Legendary editor Diana Vreeland once said, 'stand firm in the tip of a woman in high heels, forward-looking, only to wear the head side with the woman, no future.' read more