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Finally! A group of our level 7 Inland Northwest Ballet students from Spokane made a much anticipated trip…Miss Janine, along with parents, took the girls to get fitted for their very first pointe shoes!
Empire Dance, located in downtown Spokane, is THE place to go for the best fit. The owner Philip Broadbent, along with his wife Sally, both danced professionally in Europe for many years, and truly know ballet. It can be a long process to get the correct fit, but so important to asssure the health of the dancer’s feet, lower back, and hips. After the fitting, Philip gives the girls a talk about the care of pointe shoes, along with ribbons and elastics and what to do with both, and answers any questions they may have.
At Inland Northwest Ballet, we are very cautious about whom we allow to dance on pointe, some of these girls have been dancing for 12 years! They had their first class on Saturday, and said it felt “amazing” to go on pointe. What fun!
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The good folks over at Pointer keep delivering bettter and better products. Our favorite Pointer style is probably the Pointer Mathieson. One thing that we really appreciate with the friendly Brits is that they now run their own factory for vulcanized footwear in Asia. With run we mean own. Their quality control center and office is located inside the factory. Total control of production and the possibilty to manufacture very short series is one of the upsides with being close to the actual shoemakers. A part from the lovely Mathieson´s pictured above we´ve just recieved a bunch of new shoes from Pointer. Please check them out right here.
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