Pointe
noun
In ballet, dancing on the tips of the toes.
She practices her pointe technique every day to strengthen her feet and ankles.
Often appears as...
- pointe shoes
- pointe technique
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Technical
noun
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
The lighthouse was situated on a pointe overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Often appears as...
- coastal pointe
- sandy pointe
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Technical
noun
A term used in construction to refer to the pointed end of a piece of material, typically a metal or wooden object.
Be careful handling that beam, the pointe is sharp.
Often appears as...
- sharp pointe
- metal pointe
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Technical
noun
In ballet, dancing on the tips of the toes.
She practices her pointe technique every day to strengthen her feet and ankles.
Often appears as...
- pointe shoes
- pointe technique
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
The lighthouse was situated on a pointe overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Often appears as...
- coastal pointe
- sandy pointe
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A term used in construction to refer to the pointed end of a piece of material, typically a metal or wooden object.
Be careful handling that beam, the pointe is sharp.
Often appears as...
- sharp pointe
- metal pointe
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Ballet Specific
Used especially in ballet terminology, 'pointe' refers to a dance technique on toes.
The dancer performed a pirouette on pointe beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Shoes
'Pointe' also implies special footwear designed for the technique in ballet.
Her new pointe shoes were custom-fitted for her role in Swan Lake.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
The use of 'pointe' indicates a high skill level in ballet, not for beginners.
Only advanced students in the ballet class are learning pointe work.
Pro Tip 1/3Ballet Specific
Used especially in ballet terminology, 'pointe' refers to a dance technique on toes.
The dancer performed a pirouette on pointe beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Shoes
'Pointe' also implies special footwear designed for the technique in ballet.
Her new pointe shoes were custom-fitted for her role in Swan Lake.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
The use of 'pointe' indicates a high skill level in ballet, not for beginners.
Only advanced students in the ballet class are learning pointe work.
Pro Tip 1/3Ballet Specific
Used especially in ballet terminology, 'pointe' refers to a dance technique on toes.
The dancer performed a pirouette on pointe beautifully.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Shoes
'Pointe' also implies special footwear designed for the technique in ballet.
Her new pointe shoes were custom-fitted for her role in Swan Lake.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Level
The use of 'pointe' indicates a high skill level in ballet, not for beginners.
Only advanced students in the ballet class are learning pointe work.
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The science of friction...
Now, when you're dancing en pointe, you're wearing those amazing shoes, but they can be slippery on the stage. The last thing you want to do when you're trying to dance on your toes is to slip and fall. So we had boxes of stuff called rosin. We would step into the rosin, put a light coating on our shoes.
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The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
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See Inside Russia's...
assure you the precision strength balance and endurance of these ballerinas rivals any professional athlete they rehearse up to six hours a it can take 40 minutes for them just to put their pointe shoes on and all this just to give us a chance to escape from
Video examples
The science of friction...
Now, when you're dancing en pointe, you're wearing those amazing shoes, but they can be slippery on the stage. The last thing you want to do when you're trying to dance on your toes is to slip and fall. So we had boxes of stuff called rosin. We would step into the rosin, put a light coating on our shoes.
Video examples
The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
Video examples
See Inside Russia's...
assure you the precision strength balance and endurance of these ballerinas rivals any professional athlete they rehearse up to six hours a it can take 40 minutes for them just to put their pointe shoes on and all this just to give us a chance to escape from
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Quote examples
Misty Copeland
American Dancer
I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. It felt right. It felt like a promise. Some day, somehow, it was going to happen for me.
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Margaret Qualley
American Actress
I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing toe pads and that stuff. I would just wrap minimal amounts of paper towels around my toes.
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Wendy Whelan
American Dancer
Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute on a shoe. But for the most part, I did it long enough that it's OK.
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Loretta Swit
American Actress
My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife.
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Pixie Lott
English Musician
The worst thing about me is my toes. I've thick joints from wearing pointe ballet shoes - I went to a dance school from the age of 11 and danced every day.
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John Fleming
American Politician
For nearly a century, Republican-controlled Houses held the line on tax rates, a Republican coup de pointe to Democratic tax-increase parries.
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Maisie Williams
English Actress
I do ballet and pointe work. I also do tap, commercial jazz and technical jazz, freestyle street dancing.
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Louise Penny
Canadian Author
A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.
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Cyd Charisse
American Actress
The first thing I did was 'Ziegfeld Follies,' a small bit en pointe with Fred Astaire.
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Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
When you're wearing pointe shoes, honestly, they hurt - a lot - every day.
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Misty Copeland
American Dancer
I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. It felt right. It felt like a promise. Some day, somehow, it was going to happen for me.
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Margaret Qualley
American Actress
I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing toe pads and that stuff. I would just wrap minimal amounts of paper towels around my toes.
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Wendy Whelan
American Dancer
Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute on a shoe. But for the most part, I did it long enough that it's OK.
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Loretta Swit
American Actress
My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife.
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Pixie Lott
English Musician
The worst thing about me is my toes. I've thick joints from wearing pointe ballet shoes - I went to a dance school from the age of 11 and danced every day.
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John Fleming
American Politician
For nearly a century, Republican-controlled Houses held the line on tax rates, a Republican coup de pointe to Democratic tax-increase parries.
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Maisie Williams
English Actress
I do ballet and pointe work. I also do tap, commercial jazz and technical jazz, freestyle street dancing.
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Louise Penny
Canadian Author
A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.
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Cyd Charisse
American Actress
The first thing I did was 'Ziegfeld Follies,' a small bit en pointe with Fred Astaire.
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Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
When you're wearing pointe shoes, honestly, they hurt - a lot - every day.
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