Soft Leather, Canvas or Satin shoes-Can be used to dance on demi-pointe.
Pointe Shoes-Can be used to dance 'En Pointe'. The full body weight is put on the toes, to be able to dance on them well, takes many years of intense training. The weight has to be 'put over' the feet.
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Ballet shoes or Pointe shoes
Ballet shoes. or pointe shoes which are the ones that allow ballerinas to rise on the tips of their toes
Ballerinas
ballet shoes - beginners wear soft ballet shoes and as you progress you move onto wearing pointe shoes. both these shoes come with either a full sole or a split sole. personally i prefer a split sole.
They could be referred to as 'ballerinas', 'artists' or 'ballet dancers'.