#pointe shoe

[lovelyballetandmore]

Merlet Pointe Shoes

#merlet #merlet pointe shoes #merlet dance #pointe shoe #pointe shoes

[ballet-symphonie]

Upopilar opinion. Do you think it's bad etiquette to hear the points shoes as the ballerina lands. And does it mean shes not rolling through her shoe?

Ooof this is tricky. It can mean a dancer isn't rolling through their shoes or has a moment of poor control, especially if it's a tricky series of releves or turns. It could also mean that a dancer is dropping their weight out of a jump instead of staying lifted. This is more of an indicator of bad technique in a particular section than bad etiquette.

However, it can also mean the dancer's shoes are still pretty new and hard. Noisy shoes are a nuisance and the desired silence definitely contributes to the 'effortless' appeal of ballet. If you bang out your shoes, they get softer and more pliable (and also generally more comfortable). This sounds great, but that also mean the shank of the shoe is giving you less support. It's also much easier to turn an ankle in soft shoes. So it's a tradeoff.

You need the shoe to be able to work for the choreography you're doing. It's very common for dancers to wear not just different pairs of shoes, but shoes in different stages of a pointe shoe's 'life cycle' Eg, a dancer often wears softer, more dead shoes for Kiri act 1 because the choreography has SO much jumping. She'll likely wear a harder, more supportive shoe for the Dream Scene and the Wedding because those acts have more complex pointe work and of course, the famous fouettes.

Professionals obviously have very strong feet and most prefer to dance in softer shoes than students do. However, we can't always perfectly match the shoes to the choreography. A great example is the Swan Lake corps. Obviously, swans aren't supposed to be clunking around and there's lots of jumping for us to do. However, there's also a TON of bourees and if you do all those bourees in super flexible, worn out shoes, your toes will be smashing into the ground and it's not a fun time. I So that's a tricky balance to strike, how soft can your shoes be so that you still have support but you're not making a ton of noise when the block of the shoes hit the ground.

But it's different when you're in school or enjoying ballet as a hobby. Pointe shoes are such a luxury and 'banging them out' until they're soft greatly reduces the shoe's lifespan. Not everyone has the money to go through a pair of pointe shoes per week or the time to sew a new pair. I understand the importance of being 'quiet'. Still, I think its far better to focus on technical aspects (eg proper placement in and out of releves, good supportive plies after jumps) to try to reduce the occurrence of that sound than to get obsessed with banging your shoes until they're completely broken.

#ballet #pointe shoe #pointe shoes #en pointe #ballet life #ballet ask

[vespertinewisteria]

My drawing of some random pointe shoe I found under a radiator at my nutcracker rehearsal

It probably belongs to an English national ballet dancer, I hope she found it

#Art #ballet #pointe shoe #rehearsals are so boring sometimes

[thedancestore]

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[batfamfucker]

What About The Kens?

I'm already seeing guys complain about the Barbie movie end, how they wanted Kens to be equal in Barbieland but were only given a small part on the Cabinet.

That's the point.

You're meant to feel bad for the Kens. Believe me, women aren't partying over the 'Returns to Matriarch' ending. Some will be, but the ones who also clocked the meaning behind it won't. Most women will also feel bad for Kens. Because it's an exact parallel to how women are treated in reality.

Men, you're meant to be upset. You're meant to question it. Because you're meant to feel it, and feel what that is like, so you can finally understand women. You're upset at seeing it in a movie, now imagine living it in reality. That's being a woman.

Kens were shit on so you could feel what it was like for women this entire time. Kens were being used as a placement so you could see yourself in a woman's shoes. A world dominated by the opposite sex. When Ken leaves, and sees male presidents (All men) for the first time, men being doctors and lawyers, etc, realising he is more than just a prop for Barbie, that was on purpose. Because that is the feeling that Barbie gave to women. It's why you cheer for him at first before he goes a little overboard.

It's exactly why the real world was an exaggerated Partriarchy and Barbieland an exaggerated Matriarchy. Neither wins. Neither is equal. None of them change for the better. It's why you should want women in the real world to be respected, and Kens in Barbieland to be respected.

The thing is, women also didn't win. Not in the real world. In Barbieland, yes, but not anywhere else. The real world didn't change. But you didn't notice, did you? That Gloria (The mother that helped Barbie) also didn't get a position on the Mattel board? It was still all men? Her idea was ignored until it made a profit, and the men will likely get the credit? She'll still just be the receptionist? The women representing the real world didn't get anymore opportunities, neither did the men in Barbieland.

I was hoping that Gloria would be offered a position on the board, and that the Barbie Cabinet would introduce another entire Cabinet to represent the Kens, but neither happened. They're complete mirrors.

But which one did you actually notice? Which did you actually care about? Now tell me again the ending was unfair. Because it was. For both parties. That's the point.

The difference is, Barbieland is fictional. You will walk out of the theatre with the reassurance that at least it's not real. Women won't. Women can't. Companies not giving women equal opportunities or voices isn't fictional, and that was just one example. There are no women presidents (USA at least) for us to go look at in the real world. We don't have somewhere to go to realise it could be different for us like Ken did. Barbie and make believe is all we had when we were kids, or even now.

You're supposed to be mad, just not at the movie.

#It's going right over people's heads #I've seen men complaining about the inequality. That's the point. Now you know how it feels. Apply that same frustration #And turn it into empathy for women in reality. Because it's not nice is it? #Please for the love of God people need lessons in analysis and critical thinking #It's not a 'women just hate men and this is a women only movie' #It's please realise that you've seen what it's like to be in women's shoes. Now be the change for women that you wanted for Kens. #Barbie #Barbie Spoilers

[bebemoon]

"Anna Pavlova’s feet were famously arched and tapered, yet her shoes have much less pronounced blocks for the toes than any modern ballerina would employ. She was the most world-renowned ballerina with the most world-renowned feet — but her shoes make us marvel at the strength those slender feet must have had. (This pair is thought to have been made in the 1920s, a decade when she traveled the globe.) They also have a remarkable amount of side stitching. We can only speculate what support this gave her."

—alastair macaulay on anna pavlova's pointe shoes for the new york times

#anna pavlova #ballet #pointe shoes #20s

[emilyartstudio-s]

practice with my girls!!! :,D! (Patreon here)

#can't make up my mind with wendy's shoes and stuff lmao #im just asking p@trons what to choose at this point #south park #wendy testaburger #bebe stevens #south park fanart #my art

[offbrandtoaster]

Aabria: You enforced your will on these people, killed their leaders without talking to the other stoats who treated you with kindness, and cast a spell that forces your will on said allies. You fucked up.

Also Aabria: You guys are so fucking charming I can't stay mad at you

#burrow's end #aabria iyengar #burrow's end spoilers #dimension 20 #dimension 20 spoilers #like im sure aabria is going to have the other shoe drop at some point #we still have phoebe after all #but it's incredibly funny to see her get disarmed from their tomfoolery #although i imagine part of it is wanting to make sure things continue a forward momentum

[featheredcrowbones]

have this insane drawing i just did based on lesson 2-C of the event going on rn

#obey me #obey me belphie #obey me beel #obey me spoilers #just to be safe #hamster beel #bonus points if you can guess whose shoe i intended that to be #my art 🪶🐦‍⬛🦴

[seeyouguyslater]

grani :)

#arknights #yaayy grani pointing at her #seeyouguyslater art #her outfit was fun to draw as a taur.. funny shoes

[lovelyballetandmore]

Gabi Lukesch | Photo by Martin Lukesch

#gabi lukesch #balletphotography #pointe shoes #black pointe shoes #pointe shoe #fishnets #fishnet tights

[stuckinapit]

Tease

#sanji #roronoa zoro #zoro #one piece #zosan #sanzo #drew this last month and the full pic is on my patreon and all that etc etc but I'm obsessed with Sanji's shoe and leg ggdhsgsgshhshn #cropped to the boiling point of eroticism!! #petesart

[emilygracefleck]

Cat ate my brand new 25 euro toepads.

#ballet #pointe shoe

[br3akfestattiffanys]

Pink Giambattista Valli Satin Heels ୨୧

#giambattista valli #pink #satin #satin pink #pink satin #satin heels #satin shoes #bows #crystals #crystal embellished #pearls #pink heels #pink shoes #designer heels #pointed heels #marie antoinette #designer shoes #designer accessories #stilletos #mules #pink mules #pumps #mule pumps #pink pumps #pincore #princesscore #princess core #princess aesthetic

[yesloulou]

Daniel's third and Max's first shoey at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix 🍾

#did not. even. hesitate. #daniel ricciardo #max verstappen #maxiel #f1 #* #** #malaysian gp 2016 #the 3rd gif is just max waiting for daniel to finish pouring yes but he was so so so SO patient and shy and adorable in it (the lip bite 😭) #and then you have daniel sitting there aiming a bottle at his shoe like he'd done it a hundred times before #even tho it was very obvious he didn't even consider giving max a shoey until nico pointed out. bc max was (italicized) max #just. the confidently corrupting a minor when he was so very aware of what he was doing 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #(max just turned 19 that weekend) #nobody does age gap like them

[stuckinapril]

Well it may seem like the end of the world but tomorrow’s a new day & the sun will shine just a little brighter with each moment that spring inches closer & you will find the people who cocoon you like a warm wool blanket & you won’t have to cling so hard to those who strip you bare anymore

#I promise. And I love you #Don’t be desperate for love & connection when the shoe doesn’t fit and it ends up just #Squeezing you so tight you no longer feel your toes #There’s no point in that #Either the shoe fits or it doesn’t but either way u will find the perfect shoe #What the fuck am I saying . I’m getting a therapist soon but I mean this I love u #I think I need to remind myself of this so often that it’s important to write it down and put it out in this world and do right by it #All of you are divine angels and you only deserve the BEST and I mean that. I adore u dearly