: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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Anthers appear like a tired ballerina in pointe shoes.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In the second act, the stripper Tessie Tura (Lesli Margherita) takes great pride in dancing on pointe, for instance, and, of course, someday there will be Gypsy in her G-string, speaking French and citing Shaw.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Simply put, this luxury Christmas gift idea is on pointe.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Mills, who created the choreography for Ballet Austin 24 years ago, manages 150 dancers who have each undergone 180 hours of rehearsal and nearly 40 pairs of pointe shoes.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
In the second act, the stripper Tessie Tura (Lesli Margherita) takes great pride in dancing on pointe, for instance, and, of course, someday there will be Gypsy in her G-string, speaking French and citing Shaw.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Simply put, this luxury Christmas gift idea is on pointe.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Mills, who created the choreography for Ballet Austin 24 years ago, manages 150 dancers who have each undergone 180 hours of rehearsal and nearly 40 pairs of pointe shoes.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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