Made from layers of cloth or cardboard and reinforced with paste, the box should fit snugly around the foot without overlapping toes. In conventional pointe shoes, a box usually consists of tightly...
Category: Dancing
Work hard in your ballet class and do basic conditioning and other exercises and it will lead to your pointe work. Getting your feet ready for pointe work is more important than preparing your shoes...
The average American woman is 5 feet 4 inches tall and the average dancer is shorter. In most ballet companies, the average height of a woman is about 167 cm. The ideal height for a ballet dancer...
All dancers, both male and female, usually wear leotards, but in pas de deux classes, students should wear classic ballet skirts or tulle skirts. Most studios choose pink catsuits and leggings for...
The Moscow State Academy of Choreography, also known as the Official School of Ballet of the Bolshoi Theater, uses the following height and weight requirements for Russian students on its website -...
If your child is wearing a costume that others have worn before, their ballet or dance tights will act as underwear. Some bodysuits have inner linings that can be removed and washed, and dancers...