Presents an overview of pointe technique and pointe shoes, with basics of pointe readiness, current research on best design for pointe shoes, materials, suppliers, and information on pointe-related injuries and remedies. Janice Barringer teaches, choreographs, and lectures in the United States, Canada, and China and is a columnist for Pointe . She is a musical consultant for Stepping Tones Records in Los Angeles and has been spotlighted in the PBS Dance in America series. She has been on the faculty of the American Dance Center, Ballet Hispanico, Harkness House, and STEPS. Sarah Schlesinger , former owner of the Capezio Dance Theatre Shops in Maryland and Delaware, has extensive experience in fitting pointe shoes and solving pointe shoe-related problems. She is chair at the graduate musical theater writing program at New York University's Tisch School of Arts. They both live in New York City. Used Book in Good Condition