TY - BOOK AU - Barringer,Janice AU - Schlesinger,Sarah TI - The pointe book: shoes, training & technique SN - 087127261X (alk. paper) AV - GV1788 .B37 2004 U1 - 792.8 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Hightstown, NJ PB - Princeton Book Co. KW - Ballet dancing KW - Juvenile literature KW - Ballet slippers N1 - A brief history of pointe dancing -- The foot and the pointe shoemaking process -- The pointe shoe fitting process -- Size charts -- Preparing and caring for pointe shoes -- Shoe accessories -- The shoe master -- Profiles of pointe shoemakers and sellers -- Pointe shoe characteristics -- Basic of teaching pointe -- Profiles of pointe training methods -- Sample pointe classes -- Pointe-related injuries and their remedies -- Conversations on pointe ER -