: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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The company now is hiring dancers right out of their academies and with experience dancing on pointe.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
The velvet upper contrasts with buckled, studded leather straps, while the detachable ribbon tie — reminiscent of a ballerina’s pointe shoe — is at odds with the extra chunky platform sole.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ana de Armas is en pointe in the first trailer for Ballerina, the spinoff of the Keanu Reeves’ John Wick franchise.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Later in the season, dancing on pointe, Audrey slams into a cameraman and requires medical attention for a hurt foot.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
The velvet upper contrasts with buckled, studded leather straps, while the detachable ribbon tie — reminiscent of a ballerina’s pointe shoe — is at odds with the extra chunky platform sole.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ana de Armas is en pointe in the first trailer for Ballerina, the spinoff of the Keanu Reeves’ John Wick franchise.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Later in the season, dancing on pointe, Audrey slams into a cameraman and requires medical attention for a hurt foot.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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