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...
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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 Poobley Greegy Puppet Theatre toured New England elementary schools and libraries, performing on a multitasking stage with puppets, wands, shadows and chords to 30,000 people each year. Suzanne...
Katputli is a puppet theater that originated in Rajasthan, India and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry. As a puppet on a string, she is guided by a single wire that runs from the top of the...
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...