: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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The Rosin Box Project, a collective of ballet rebels who dance en pointe to the beat of different choreographers, is inviting audiences to experience a before-and-after production this week.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Trixie plays a dance teacher instructing four students in pointe technique at the barre.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Puma Speedcat Ballet Sneakers Lipa was on pointe with her styling of these exact Puma ballet sneakers.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
The couple live in downtown San Jose, where Chum Chum has likely been practicing en pointe.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Trixie plays a dance teacher instructing four students in pointe technique at the barre.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
Puma Speedcat Ballet Sneakers Lipa was on pointe with her styling of these exact Puma ballet sneakers.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
The couple live in downtown San Jose, where Chum Chum has likely been practicing en pointe.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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