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First ballet shoe
In the 1700's the ballet shoe was created. Marie Ann Cupis de Camargo was the first to wear the ballet slipper rather than the high heels they wore back then. -
Pointe shoes
In 1832, Maire Taglioni was credited for wearing the first Pointe shoe with leather soles. -
Improved Pointe shoes
Salvatore Capezio is known for reinforcing the boxes for their toes, and making the platforms more wide. His shoes were used by dancers all around the world. -
New shoe design
Jacob Bloch arrived in Austrailia and designed hand made pointe shoes that would hug the arch of the dancers feet. His shoes became one of the most recognized throughout the world. -
Grishko Ltd.
Created a shoe a shoe with high quality, it had a firmer and stiffer design then american made pointe shoes. Grishko's shoe design is known all around the world. -
More improvements
Eliza Minden, used ultra flexible shanks, and boxes were made from the most advanced elastomers. Today her shoes are in stores all around the world. many Dance Company's use her shoes. -
Ballet shoes today
Ballet shoes are made of flexible thin leather.The pleats of which are precisely stitched flat to a sueded sole so soft and smooth. so that dancers can not feel anything on their feet.
