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Studies the development of pointe shoes and the technique of pointe dancing, an artistic innovation that allowed female dancers to carry ballet to new heights of virtuosity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barringer, Janice
Other Authors: Schlesinger, Sarah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hightstown, NJ : Princeton Book Co., [1998]
Edition:Rev. ed.
Subjects:
Ballet dancing > Juvenile literature.
Ballet slippers > Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancing.
Ballet slippers.
Description
Summary:Studies the development of pointe shoes and the technique of pointe dancing, an artistic innovation that allowed female dancers to carry ballet to new heights of virtuosity.
Item Description:"A Dance Horizons book."
Physical Description:xiv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.
ISBN:0871272040