ELI5: If ballet dancers need to mutilate their pointe shoes before they can be danced in, why are they still manufactured the way they are? Submitted by BurritoBum90 t3_zymqgt on December 30, 2022 at 1:16 AM in explainlikeimfive 12 comments 55
Johnny-infinity t1_j28b1ix wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:47 AM Pointe shoes are basically paper and ribbon. Dancers go through a pair every few days. Having a shoe that you can modify for an exact fit is far cheaper than getting a new custom pair every week. Permalink 3
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