| Ballet is a dance that beautifies our movements | | | | but not tight, and to have enough room for the |
| and builds gracefulness into our body and limbs. | | | | toes to spread out comfortably. Good ballet |
| Transcending centuries, ballet has a long history. | | | | shoes also have ribbons and elastics to allow for |
| With roots in the Renaissance court spectacle in | | | | flexibility and feet comfort. Options exist as to |
| Italy, ballet has taken its form from the French | | | | the type of sole pattern desired - split or full sole. |
| ballet de cour. | | | | Multitudes of ballet schools exist which have |
| Enchanting and graceful with unbelievable steps, | | | | brilliant teachers imparting ballet lessons to people |
| ballet is an extremely difficult dance to be learnt | | | | of all ages. Apart from the normal ballet lessons, |
| perfectly. Great determination, undying spirit, hard | | | | there are even summer intensive courses and |
| work, unbounded practice, and pain are required | | | | some special courses to children of aged 3 or 4 |
| to master the steps and make a graceful and | | | | years. Such courses help to tune in their |
| superb dancer. | | | | movements to music. However, most |
| To enable dancers to perform perfectly, there | | | | professional courses begin at the age of 9 years. |
| are special shoes available - simply called ballet | | | | American Repertory Ballet's Princeton Ballet |
| shoes or ballet slippers - made out of leather, | | | | School, School of American Ballet, the San |
| satin, or canvas which makes ballet steps and | | | | Francisco Ballet School, and Canada's Royal |
| movements possible without causing any injuries | | | | Winnipeg Ballet are some schools which impart |
| to the dancer. | | | | professional ballet dancing lessons. |
| Research shows that some brands are particularly | | | | Some talented and famous dancers include Anna |
| known for making good ballet shoes of different | | | | Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Alicia Alonso, Briely |
| types, materials, and designs. Angelo Luzio, Freed, | | | | Movric, Paloma Herrera, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, |
| Gamba, Grishko, Leo, Patterson, Sansha, Art | | | | besides many, many others. |
| Stone, Bloch, Capezio, and Danshuz are some | | | | An expressive dance form, ballet continues today |
| brands among others which specialize in ballet | | | | in its ever-growing popularity, stealing hearts of |
| shoes or slippers. | | | | millions of people all over the world. |
| Ballet slippers are always preferred to be snug | | | | |