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2. Flamenco shoe - Wikipedia

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   Many contemporary flamenco shoe manufacturers sell varying quality grades of shoes aimed at dancers from amateur to semi-professional and professional levels. Shoe grades may be named differently by different manufacturers. Professional-level shoes often have extra reinforcement and other enhancements for durability and sound quality.

3. Pointe shoe - Wikipedia

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   Pointe shoes were conceived in response to the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph-like and have evolved to enable dancers to dance en pointe (on the tips of their toes) for extended periods of time. [5] [6] They are manufactured in a variety of colors, most commonly in shades of light pink.

4. Ballet shoe - Wikipedia

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   Leather ballet shoes, with feet shown in fifth position. A ballet shoe, or ballet slipper, is a lightweight shoe designed specifically for ballet dancing. It may be made from soft leather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin full or split soles. Traditionally, women wear pink shoes and men wear white or black shoes.

5. Toe shoe - Wikipedia

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   Toe shoe may refer to: Pointe shoe, used by ballet dancers when dancing on the tips of toes; Vibram FiveFingers, a type of shoe with individual toe pockets; Minimalist shoe, a shoe designed to mimic barefoot conditions, some of which feature individual toe pockets; Peep-toe shoe, a shoe with an opening near the toe

6. Capezio - Wikipedia

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   In 1887, Salvatore Capezio, an Italian cobbler emigrated to the United States, opened a shoe repair shop near the old Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. [1] He began his business by repairing theatrical shoes for the Met, and transitioned from cobbler to shoemaker when he created a fine pair of shoes for Polish tenor Jean de Reszke in an emergency.

7. Ghillies (dance shoes) - Wikipedia

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   They are soft shoes, similar to ballet shoes. They are used by women in Irish dance, by men and women in Scottish country dance, and by men and women in Scottish highland dance. Ghillies are also sometimes known by a variety of other names that include: light shoes, pomps, pumps, and soft shoes.