A Better Pointe Shoe Is Sorely Needed Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
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Ballet is an art form steeped in tradition, but pointe shoes need not be out of step with the times.
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A Better Pointe Shoe Is Sorely Needed
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Bloch Ballet Pointe Shoes — Design Life-Cycle
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Science may help keep a ballerina on her toes
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Optimizing Ballet Shoes. One holiday tradition I have during the
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Science may help keep a ballerina on her toes
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