The pointe book : shoes, training & technique /
Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger.
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton Book Co., c1991.
- xiv, 193 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"A Dance Horizons book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index.
Studies the development of pointe shoes and the technique of pointe dancing, an artistic innovation that allowed female dancers to carry ballet to new heights of virtuosity.