My favourite brand/shop would definitely be Bloch.
Sansha and Capezio are also good. It depends on where you live and what your uniform is. I live in Australia and my school prefers Bloch shoes and uniform
To find the shop, Google maps or google the name (eg. Bloch) and find out where the closest shop is :)
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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.
Pumps/high heels. Shoes that will elevate your heel up to create an arch.