im pretty sure it was 1795
the pointe shoe was invented in 1820 by Charles digelot
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There isn't a definition of pointe shoe because it is an English word. The real word that is french for "pointe shoe" is sur la pointe which means on top of pointe.
A shank in a pointe shoe is basically the backbone of the shoe. The puropse for a shank is to support the arch of your foot while on pointe.
The first pointe shoe dancer was Marie Taglioni.
a pointe shoe is a shoe used in ballet to give the illusion of effortlessness. althought it can be painful, pointe dancing is beautiful and graceful. a pointe shoe is made of plaster, glue, satin, and many other things. search "the making of pointe shoes" on youtube.com and there are some great videos.
The vamp is the part on a pointe shoe, which can be altered depending on the length of a girl's toes. The vamp is the front part of the shoe. To be more visual, if you were standing on a pointe shoe, the front of your foot/toes would be touching it.
when they are brand new you simply grab the inside of a scissor and start to scratch the box of the pointe shoe.
you can tell when a pointe shoe is dead is when the tip starts to rip, and the bottom starts to turn really black!!
1795
charles digelot
After doing research I've figured out that the shoe making machine was invented in the year 1742.