The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training and Technique Second Edition

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
• Published by: Princeton Book Company
• Edition: 2nd Edition June 1, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 087127261X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0871272614
• Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Description
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.

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.

Reader Reviews
Now in a new and expanded second edition, The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training, & Technique is a remarkable manual and examination of ballet dancing pointe shoes, and the methodologies used by professionals. Choreographic experts Barringer and Schlesinger apply their years of knowledge and personal experience in the world of fitting and training with pointe shoes to matter-of-factly present how dedicated and athletic individuals achieve remarkable feats of grace and balance. Packed with detail, The Pointe Book is as comprehensive as can be covering everything from different types of shoes to the hazards of learning to walk on one's toes to resources for help with pointe-related injuries and much more. Highly recommended for anyone with a professional or casual interest in the world of ballet.