Pointe Shoe Physics

     In this study, I tested the amount of force per square centimeter that is put on a dancer's toes while dancing en pointe. I also te...

      Dancers are known to "dance through their pain". Because of this, many minor injuries quickly become worse. This informatio...

I am almost done with my final report! It will be posted under "Documents". To access it, click on the Documents link on the right...

   I have just finished my experiment! Thank you to my 17 test subjects! More information should be coming soon... Paloma Herrera, ABT Pr...

     When they are new, the shoes are very hard. There are many methods to “breaking in” pointe shoes, including slamming them in a door an...

  Recording the subject's weight.  Tracing the subject's foot.  Tracing the subject's foot in demi-pointe.  Tracing the subject...

         Though beautiful, pointe work is very painful. Many injuries result from the force being put on the feet and toes. These injurie...