POINTE SHOE HACKS

2th revised, supplemented and updated edition 2023
Graceful technique and perfect execution are only possible with perfectly fitting pointe shoes. Ballerina Angela Reinhardt has put together over 100 tips and tricks for complete personal pointe shoe tuning, for beginners, students and professionals. Over 280 colour illustrations show 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. As well as tips on choosing, modification and upkeep, this lovingly and meticulously prepared book contains worthwhile information on the history and manufacture of pointe shoes and valuable suggestions for foot fitness. With a lot of large full-color illustrations!

Original title: „Der passende Spitzenschuh"
4th revised, supplemented and updated edition 2019
© 2005 by Henschel Verlag in der E.A. Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG, Leipzig

English edition first published in 2007 by Dance Books Ltd,
The Old Bakery, 4 Lenten Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1HG
Original title: „Pointe Shoes - Tips & Tricks"
2th revised, supplemented and updated edition 2023
updated title: „Pointe Shoe Hacks"
by Angela Reinhardt & Mike-Martin Robacki