Each and every pointe shoe is hand crafted by the various cobblers. The video above shows the process it takes to make the many shoes needed by a ballerina en pointe. When buying a shoe there is usually the first initial of the maker, for example there might be a "maker B.". There are many ways to break in a point shoe so that it is fit to dance in. These include sewing, gluing, bending, cutting...etc. For company performances, shoes can be custom made for the lead dancers.
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