Types of Ballet Shoes

Different types of ballet shoes can be made from leather, canvas or satin, they can be slippers or pointe shoes, and they can have a full leather sole or a split sole. Discover the many different styles of shoes for dancing with helpful instruction from a ballet and pointe teacher in this free video on ballet dance wear.

Expert: Mikael Monson
Contact: www.vegagym.com
Bio: Mikael Monson is an instructor specializing in ballet and pointe at the Virtuosity Performing Arts Studio/Vancouver Elite Gymnastics Academy in Camas, Wash.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson

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• ballet
• classical ballet
• ballet shoes
• pointe shoes
• barre
• barre exercises
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• ballet stretches
• ballet exercises
• dancing

[LaurenBalletStar]

i wish she will just STOP tutting when she speaks!

[TaimaNaima]

I dont how she says "Pointe shoes ALWAYS have a full sole" but then she says "you very RARELY see a split sole pointe shoe" contradiction....? -_-

[TaimaNaima]

@abeautifulexchange7 Yes, she says POINTE shoes ALWAYS have a full sole then right after (still talking about pointe shoes) that they you rarely see a split sole pointe shoe, implying that they exist but are rare..... lol

[abeautifulexchange7]

@TaimaNaima she is saying POINTE shows rarely come in split sole, but regular ballet shoes come in split and full sole... that isn't a contradiction....

[mmbestfriends]

What about demi-pointe shoes?

[MYbooHEiz]

how is this a "how to" video?

[boriquagirl100]

@TaimaNaima she means it would be very hard to find a pointe shoe that is a split sole

[justineclarissa]

@ceceliah1 I would google it, you should probably take this comment off because you don't want to give out where you live.

[justineclarissa]

@99Balletlover in between words, when she makes that kind of spitty "mmk" noise.

[MsSabaton]

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[babequeen11]

A split sole makes pointing easier but a full sole makes it better it's win win.