: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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The episode captures Brandt’s tireless dedication, from lacing up her pointe shoes to executing perfect pirouettes in the middle of a New York City street.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Traveling across the floor on pointe shoes, Ito beguiles with every gesture, beckoning Ataide with graceful fingers, her pointed nails painted with black polish.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
When Christian Louboutin released the Cassia pump—a stiletto outfitted with a squared toe box and ribbons that lace up like a ballerina’s pointe shoe—the shoes went instantly viral.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Anthers appear like a tired ballerina in pointe shoes.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Traveling across the floor on pointe shoes, Ito beguiles with every gesture, beckoning Ataide with graceful fingers, her pointed nails painted with black polish.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
When Christian Louboutin released the Cassia pump—a stiletto outfitted with a squared toe box and ribbons that lace up like a ballerina’s pointe shoe—the shoes went instantly viral.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Anthers appear like a tired ballerina in pointe shoes.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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