| We're in the realm of the satin pointe shoe and the sylphlike ballerina, but any resemblance to floaty romanticism ends there. |
| The ballet slipper is a danseur's best friend but, in the hearts of ballerinas, it's been overshadowed by the pointe shoe. |
| However, with modern ballet dance comes greater foot support through modern pointe ballet shoes and trained technique. |
| The men lever the women into the air or slide them on pointe across the stage, their legs as rigid as a pair of compasses. |
| If the next movement is a jump or a pointe step off both feet, the dancer will keep her weight equally on the balls of both feet. |
| Her strengths shone through in this Coppelia, with its lightning petit allegro segments and pointe solos. |
