Synopses & Reviews
This guide provides a thorough examination of the pointe technique and pointe shoes. Dancers tired of their pointe shoes wearing out too quickly benefit from research that illuminates the shoemaking process and tips that show how to best fit, care for, and custom order their shoes. Interviews with ballet stars Martine van Hamel and Darci Kistler reveal their highly evolved but proven methods of caring for pointe shoes. The basics of the pointe technique, different pointe methods, and the history of pointe are discussed. A handy reference on pointe-related injuries and their remedies is included. This new edition offers the latest information on contemporary designs, materials, products, and suppliers. A sampling of pointe technique schools around the country offers an authoritative syllabus for teachers and students alike.
Review
"Addresses nearly every question that you could think to ask about pointe shoes." (-Dance Magazine)
About the Author
Janice Barringer teaches, choreographs, and lectures in the United States, Canada, and China and is a columnist for Pointe. She is a musical consultant for Stepping Tones Records in Los Angeles and has been spotlighted in the PBS Dance in America series. She has been on the faculty of the American Dance Center, Ballet Hispanico, Harkness House, and STEPS. Sarah Schlesinger, former owner of the Capezio Dance Theatre Shops in Maryland and Delaware, has extensive experience in fitting pointe shoes and solving pointe shoe-related problems. She is chair at the graduate musical theater writing program at New York University's Tisch School of Arts. They both live in New York City.