leebeemi t1_j29d1b7 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:24 PM Reply to ELI5: If ballet dancers need to mutilate their pointe shoes before they can be danced in, why are they still manufactured the way they are? by BurritoBum90 Adding to the expense and time it takes to get custom made pointe shoes, there are fewer & fewer custom makers. Permalink 1
leebeemi t1_j29d1b7 wrote
Reply to ELI5: If ballet dancers need to mutilate their pointe shoes before they can be danced in, why are they still manufactured the way they are? by BurritoBum90
Adding to the expense and time it takes to get custom made pointe shoes, there are fewer & fewer custom makers.