Professional ballerinas spend $100 for each pair of pointe shoes, and they only last 3 days — why can’t they be made to last longer?
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Tradition. When the brand Gaynor came out my studio refused to let us wear them because they were “fake” (have durable plastic inside) but now I’m seeing many professionals wear them for classes.
On the topic of tradition, the shoe hasn’t been changed in hundreds of years and we teach ballet/pointe based on the shoe. It would take every teacher in the world having a symposium of “how feet should look in these new durable shoes” and “how to train dancers to use these shoes” which is obviously not feasible.
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