What do you think of when you hear the word ballerina? I know that I think of young women and girls that dance on their tippy toes. There special shoes that allow them to be able to do this are called a pointe shoe, and can be made for just one specific dancer. It’s not all graceful and effortless movements. If you are not trained for these shoes you can really get hurt. Today I will tell you the five major parts of them that all work together to make sure that the dancer does not get hurt. At the very bottom of the shoe there is a thing called a platform. The platform provides a flat surface for a dancer to balance on. It has the shape of an oval. The dancer will trust the platform with the entire weight of her body. Above the platform is
