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 Toe Shoes, originally uploaded by woofiegrrl. |
I bought toe shoes today. They are the Bloch Serenade, and I got them at a local dancewear shop. I took ballet as a little girl, but I never approached a level where I would need pointe shoes, and yet I have always loved them. I don’t know why I wanted my own, I can’t even use them…but I’ve wanted them for years. I am happy just sitting around in them.
The manager at the shop was very reluctant to sell them to me; I had to promise I wasn’t planning to go “on tippy toe” because I could hurt myself that way. I swore that it was only for a costume, and she relented and had one of the employees help fit me. The person who fitted me asked if I wanted toe pads, and I had to decline because the manager was still around - if it’s just a costume, what do I need toe pads for? The shoes cost more than I was planning to spend, about $55 versus about $35 online, but I was able to try them on first. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have discovered I needed the extra-narrow width…I guess the person in high school health class who told me “you have anorexic feet!” was right. Anyway, I don’t plan to do anything with them. Well, of course the first thing I did when I got home was lean my weight on the kitchen counter and go en pointe, but I don’t really plan to do much more with them. |
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Ooh, pretty!
I took ballet when I was a kid, from age 11 to 17. There was a guy in our class who bought toe shoes. Would you believe they make them in black satin for men? He got special training in dancing on pointe. I don’t believe he ever actually performed in them, but he had fun practicing! So, you’re not the only one who has “pointe-envy.” 
Heheheh. When I was four I asked my dad if he would put wood in the toes of my leather moccasins so that I could have pointe shoes too. I believe his reaction was, “Pfffffffftsh.”
Toe shoes are the symbol of grace and looks spectacular when you are dancing.