Bloch Demi Pointe S0135 - Dancemania Dancewear: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Before moving to wearing pointe shoes many/most young ballet dancers train their feet in pre-pointe shoes also known as soft block, break down or demi pointe ballet shoes.
These Demi pointe shoes train dancers in techniques required in pointe work and serve to acclimatise dancers to the feel of wearing pointe shoes and to strengthen the ankles and feet in preparation for dancing en-pointe in pointe shoes. The toe box allows the dancer to experience the feel of a pointe shoe, whilst the insole and outsole work together to provide the resistance needed for developing foot and ankle strength.
With Bloch's Demi Pointe shoe the shoe is styled on a traditional pointe shoe, Bloch's first in fact, and the thick leather sole provides resistance for the dancer to work against in developing the required foot strength to survive, I mean perfect, being en pointe.
