: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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Swapping pointe shoes and pink tights for bare feet and leotards, Graham’s idiosyncratic technique may at first seem a stretch for the Joffrey company.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Going up on pointe like a dancer and then leaving her stage behind, out into the dark.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Best satin ballet flats Embrace your inner prima ballerina with satin ballet flats, which embody the grace of a pair of pointe shoes without all the blisters.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
In the footage, McPhee Foster, 41, can be seen flaunting her en pointe skills as her husband David Foster plays piano in the background.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Going up on pointe like a dancer and then leaving her stage behind, out into the dark.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Best satin ballet flats Embrace your inner prima ballerina with satin ballet flats, which embody the grace of a pair of pointe shoes without all the blisters.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
In the footage, McPhee Foster, 41, can be seen flaunting her en pointe skills as her husband David Foster plays piano in the background.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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