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Where can you buy split sole ballet shoes?
Any dance store should have them. But do not go to a grocery store to get ballet shoes, they are not the same. Any normal shoe store is a no-no also, if you want real ballet shoes you need to go to a dance store. YOu can also order them offline, I like to use discountdancesupply.com, but you have to order them so you cant try them on for that.
What is the real name for ballet shoes?
We call the soft shoes well soft shoes and the harder ones you rise up onto pointe shoes (an abbreviation for pointes are toe shoes)hope this helps!
What is a demi-pointe?
Demi Pointe is a releve in flat shoes (Not Pointe Shoes). A releve is when you lift your heels and all that you are standing on is the balls of your feet and the bottoms of your toes. Hope that helps! :]
How do male ballet dancers dance?
First of all, they are not called ballerinas they are called just ballet dancers. They wear flat ballet dance shoes and never pointe shoes. They do many turns and jumps. The male ballet dancers are called "danseurs." It's the original French expression. The female equivalent is "danseuses." "Ballerina" means the female star of the company--the PRINCIPAL. IN ITALY.And also, the term "ballerino" is a real expression--it means the male star of the company--THE PRINCIPAL. IN ITALY.And yes, they pre-dominantly dance in flat slippers (no Pointes) and do mostly leaps, jumps, pirouettes and only demi-Pointe. They tend to look strong, graceful and dominant. Very bravura. A delicate type of masculinity. And let's not forget the most important thing they do--lugging the woman up and down the stage. Giving her more support than the Pointe shoes she's wearing.
How do you play ballet?
If by that you mean: "How do you DO ballet?" Very simple. And complicated. Like this.Classical music, a classroom with a teacher (preferably an experienced veteran with a real choreographer's natch), and the appropriate outfit for class.--A Long-Time Player of Ballet, Dane Youssef
