They were made by Marie Taglioni, the first ballerina to dance on her toes.
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Charles Didelot invented the first ballet shoes in the late 1700s.
Yes. In fact, ballet is the reason pointe shoes were invented.
Charles Didelot
Flat ballet shoes were invented first in the 1700's and pointe shoes were later made by the famous dancer Marie Taglioni' father, who wanted to make her a better dancer. Marie was not the first to wear them, but she was the first to use them as technique.
ballet shoes are leather it is imposible to darn them ~or~ you pick up your ballet shoes and say,"Darn you, ballet shoes!" seriously, if you've worn a hole in your shoes, GET NEW ONES