
On Pointe
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The Power of Ballet Flats
The symbol of the pink point shoe is potent. Even, and maybe especially, for people who have never worn them. When Alice was little before she ever got up on her toes, she had a diary with point shoes on it. Look at Carrie Bradshaw's tutu in the opening of Sex in the City. ballet flats have been wildly popular with non-Ballerinas ever since World War II.
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