Future Inventions
Inventions21st Century Pointe Shoes
The Pirouette
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SimilaritiesThe very first shoes and today's pointe shoes are similar because they both help dancers rise onto their toes and consist of a box, platform, ribbons and more.
Similar turns were done with flat shoes before the pirouette was invented. The pirouette would have never been invented without the pointe shoe.
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DifferencesToday's pointe shoes are much stiffer for dancers to perform harder choreography. Through time, the pointe shoe evolved and came with a larger box and platform.
The pirouette is a skill performed while the pointe shoe is something that enables it to happen.
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