Recently, the Cecilia Kerche pointe shoe company went out of business, but fortunately So Danca has taken over the brand and is reissuing them under its own name. These Brazilian shoes are made of natural paste for quietness and flexibility. They’re pre-arched with...
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Grishko 2007 The number of positive reviews for this pointe shoe on the Discount Dance website is amazing. There seems to be a lot of very satisfied Grishko customers...
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The Capezio Glisse is Discount Dance’s best-selling pointe shoe, which must mean something! CAPEZIO Originally designed from specifications developed by Gine Chant, a former ballerina with the London City...
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If you don’t want to darn your pointe shoes, but want to make the platform last longer, there are alternatives. A very cute English tradition is crochet toe covers. ...
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Pointe shoes are easier to darn if they are slightly broken in, because the area under the box (between the platform and the leather sole) will have softened slightly. ...
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I always used to darn my pointe shoes – but then, in those days, most people did! Of course, professionals rarely darned their shoes, because they just didn’t last...
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Here is an interesting article from Dance Magazine, which perfectly illustrates why there are so many different brands and styles of pointe shoe! Every foot is different, and every...
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Dancers are often advised not to buy their first pointe shoes online. If you’re wondering why, here are some real life examples of buying pointe shoes and how they...
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Kurvy, aka Kellie Harkin, is a Sydney belly dance teacher and performer. Her style fuses fire, traditional oriental and tribal styled bellydance. She teaches at… Read the full article
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I’m so glad to be able, finally, to add Amera to this site! Amera Eid was one of the founders of the belly dance community in Sydney, and had...
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