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How dancer, designer and author Kelly Schmutte found the secret to saving ballerina feet

PerfectFit Pointe founder Kelly Schmutte drew on her ballet background and design school skills to create customizable pointe shoe inserts. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Dancer and designer Kelly Schmutte ...
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Misty Copeland Is Going Viral For Sharing How She Paints Her Pointe Shoes Brown With Foundation, And It's A Sad Reality

You know Misty Copeland. She's a globally recognized ballerina who became the first Black woman to ever be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. LA Phil / Via youtube.com Well, ...
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Why the NYC Ballet spends nearly $1 million a year on pointe shoes

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed of ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Taking the pain out of pointe: How dancer, designer and author Kelly Schmutte found the secret to saving ballerina feet

PerfectFit Pointe’s clients include local studios and a principal dancer from the New York City Ballet. Stanford graduate Leilani Tian wears her PerfectFit Pointe shoe inserts. (Photo by Magali ...