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Pointe Shoes Tips and Tricks
Intended for beginners, students and professionals, this book put together many tips and tricks for personal pointe shoe tuning. It shows how to modify shoes step-by-step, using scissors, needle and thread, hot water and elastic, to adapt them perfectly to the foot and to all types of floor surface, and to help them last as long as possible.
109 pages, Paperback
First published December 21, 2007
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March 15, 2011
I was very satisfied with Pointe Shoes: Tips and Tricks. It was packed full of more information than I expected and thought possible in such a small book (it's a quarter inch thick, perfect size for a dance bag). There were sections on how to pick the right pare, info and history about pointe shoes, tips and tricks, and physical therapy exercises on how you can fix up and strengthen your feet.
The main section of the book, the tips and tricks, is on how you can cut, sew, trim edit, change, and fix shoes to make them fit the foot exactly. Some of these tips I encourage you to use for your flat shoes too!
Pointe Shoes Tips and Tricks is a fantastic resource that every intermediate/advanced pointe dancer and teacher should have!
The main section of the book, the tips and tricks, is on how you can cut, sew, trim edit, change, and fix shoes to make them fit the foot exactly. Some of these tips I encourage you to use for your flat shoes too!
Pointe Shoes Tips and Tricks is a fantastic resource that every intermediate/advanced pointe dancer and teacher should have!
May 25, 2013
Angela Reinhardt, in her book Pointe Shoes Tips & Tricks, tells us how, after seeing a performance of Invitation to the Dance with her father at the age of nine at the magnificent Deutsche Staatsoper unter den Linden, the ballet changed her life. She tells us it created a passion for ballet – how she became a ballerina – and the thrill of having her first pointe shoes.
She gives a short history of the development of the pointe shoe is made (and this is what all dancers want to know) the tips and tricks of how carefully to dismantle parts of the pointe shoe: to tune, adapt, fit and mould it to the foot. I found it fascinating because during my entire career I had so many problems with my pointe shoes – always looking fort he perfect pair. I had several tricks myself but learned many more after reading this book. What to do if the shoe is too big or small, if the heel slips off, or if it is too high, if the block is not square enough – to name just a few! Well, you have the answer here. Also, there are excellent exercises, again well illustrated, for strengthening the foot, and exercises for relaxation, all beneficial and important. …
This book is excellent and has obviously been inspired by the necessary quest to find one’s own personal pointe shoe. Some people may be lucky but many, as the author says; “can often take years to find their ’own’ pointe shoe”. A race against time, when you think how short is a dancer’s career. But here you have a valuable guide. I congratulate Angela Reinhardt on writing such a book – and recommend it highly. I think it is a real gem and should be in every ballet school’s library.
Doreen Wells
former Prima Ballerina of the Royal Ballet's Touring Company
(Dancing Times / March 2008)
She gives a short history of the development of the pointe shoe is made (and this is what all dancers want to know) the tips and tricks of how carefully to dismantle parts of the pointe shoe: to tune, adapt, fit and mould it to the foot. I found it fascinating because during my entire career I had so many problems with my pointe shoes – always looking fort he perfect pair. I had several tricks myself but learned many more after reading this book. What to do if the shoe is too big or small, if the heel slips off, or if it is too high, if the block is not square enough – to name just a few! Well, you have the answer here. Also, there are excellent exercises, again well illustrated, for strengthening the foot, and exercises for relaxation, all beneficial and important. …
This book is excellent and has obviously been inspired by the necessary quest to find one’s own personal pointe shoe. Some people may be lucky but many, as the author says; “can often take years to find their ’own’ pointe shoe”. A race against time, when you think how short is a dancer’s career. But here you have a valuable guide. I congratulate Angela Reinhardt on writing such a book – and recommend it highly. I think it is a real gem and should be in every ballet school’s library.
Doreen Wells
former Prima Ballerina of the Royal Ballet's Touring Company
(Dancing Times / March 2008)
June 17, 2014
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"Angela Reinhardt, in her book Pointe Shoes Tips & Tricks, tells us how, after seeing a performance of Invitation to the Dance with her father at the age of nine at the magnificent Deutsche Staatsoper unter den Linden, the ballet changed her life. She tells us it created a passion for ballet - how she became a ballerina - and the thrill of having her first pointe shoes.
She gives a short history of the development of the pointe shoe is made (and this is what all dancers want to know) the tips and tricks of how carefully to dismantle parts of the pointe shoe: to tune, adapt, fit and mould it to the foot. I found it fascinating because during my entire career I had so many problems with my pointe shoes - always looking fort he perfect pair. I had several tricks myself but learned many more after reading this book. What to do if the shoe is too big or small, if the heel slips off, or if it is too high, if the block is not square enough - to name just a few! Well, you have the answer here. Also, there are excellent exercises, again well illustrated, for strengthening the foot, and exercises for relaxation, all beneficial and important. ...
This book is excellent and has obviously been inspired by the necessary quest to find one's own personal pointe shoe. Some people may be lucky but many, as the author says; "can often take years to find their 'own' pointe shoe". A race against time, when you think how short is a dancer's career. But here you have a valuable guide. I congratulate Angela Reinhardt on writing such a book - and recommend it highly. I think it is a real gem and should be in every ballet school's library.
Doreen Wells
(former Prima Ballerina of the Royal Ballet's Touring Company) -- Dancing Times / March 2008"
"Angela Reinhardt, in her book Pointe Shoes Tips & Tricks, tells us how, after seeing a performance of Invitation to the Dance with her father at the age of nine at the magnificent Deutsche Staatsoper unter den Linden, the ballet changed her life. She tells us it created a passion for ballet - how she became a ballerina - and the thrill of having her first pointe shoes.
She gives a short history of the development of the pointe shoe is made (and this is what all dancers want to know) the tips and tricks of how carefully to dismantle parts of the pointe shoe: to tune, adapt, fit and mould it to the foot. I found it fascinating because during my entire career I had so many problems with my pointe shoes - always looking fort he perfect pair. I had several tricks myself but learned many more after reading this book. What to do if the shoe is too big or small, if the heel slips off, or if it is too high, if the block is not square enough - to name just a few! Well, you have the answer here. Also, there are excellent exercises, again well illustrated, for strengthening the foot, and exercises for relaxation, all beneficial and important. ...
This book is excellent and has obviously been inspired by the necessary quest to find one's own personal pointe shoe. Some people may be lucky but many, as the author says; "can often take years to find their 'own' pointe shoe". A race against time, when you think how short is a dancer's career. But here you have a valuable guide. I congratulate Angela Reinhardt on writing such a book - and recommend it highly. I think it is a real gem and should be in every ballet school's library.
Doreen Wells
(former Prima Ballerina of the Royal Ballet's Touring Company) -- Dancing Times / March 2008"
January 21, 2013
The advice in this was very specific to the author, no general information or techniques for other dancers. I was very disappointed
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