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They were made by Marie Taglioni, the first ballerina to dance on her toes.
In 1832, the famous ballerina Marie Taglioni was the first to dance a full length ballet (Les Sylphide) en pointe, although her shoes were much different than the pointe shoes used today.
Alicia Alonso, Margot Fonteyn, Marie Taglioni, Maria and Marjorie Tallchief.
Christian Johansson (The famous choreographer and coaching balletmaster for the Russian Imperial Ballet) partnered the great ballerina Marie Taglioni
Im not too sure about ballet flats, but pointe shoes used to be like a ballet flat, and very flimsy. The Italians hardened the pointe shoes. That's all I know.. I believe it was specifically Maire Taglioni, an Italian ballet dancer, that is attributed with starting to to harden the shoes at the point and danced on her toes.