The Beauty of Ballet Slippers
June 3, 2009
It is not easy to dance on one’s toes, but years of practice have trained ballerinas to do so. In some schools, to dance en pointe is not taught until after five years on the dance floor and hard work. Though the slippers look slight, these are the only equipment a ballet dancer has on stage, everything else is a costume.
Made to be light, the shoes allow the dancers to fly and jump as high as they can. However the very same design which allows the dancers to soar may not last too long due to their flimsy soles and the great amount of wear and tear.
Ballet shoes are typically crafted from soft leather, canvas or satin. Leather shoes are tough and last long. These also keep the feet warm. Not as tough as leather, canvas shoes are are typically worn by men. Satin ballet shoes are are normally worn by women and can be easily dyed to change the shoe color.
Ballet shoes have elastic bands to tie the shoes to the feet. Ballet shoes may be secured with a single band across the foot, or with two crossing bands in an “x” shape.
Very pretty and elegant looking, bridal ballet slippers mirror ballet dancers. Looking like flimsy objects when dancing, dancers are some of the most nimble artists, spending hours daily to keep flexible and in shape. The same could be said of their shoes. These may look like small and flimsy objects but are actually very tough to keep up with the ballerinas wearing them.
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