Archive for pointe shoes
May 27, 2008 at 1:46 am · Filed under dance, pointe shoes, new york city ballet, auction, aids walk, autographs, benefit, gmhc
Many dancers in the company (Ashley Bouder in particular) have worked very hard at gathering numerous items to auction off to benefit GMHC through AIDS Walk New York. The New York City Ballet team did the walk which took place on May 18th, organized by dancers and some wonderful NYCB volunteers. They are still raising money - up until June 10th. (Check out Philip’s photos from the walk at Oberon’s Grove).
View the EBAY auctions to see if there is anything you like. There are signed shoes, tote bags, programs… and 100% of the final auction price will be donated.
This first round of auctions will end around noon tomorrow - 5/27.
We will be listing a few more 3-day auction items tomorrow including 2 signed posters and four prints by Kyle Froman.
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November 5, 2007 at 5:45 am · Filed under dance, pointe shoes, BENNY, bennyroyce royon, montreal
This whole weekend has been the worst I’ve had so far in Montreal. I’ve been dealing with a toothache all day today and yesterday. Sucks that I don’t have dental insurance here. I’ve been taking Advil and putting Orajel on my gums. It helps but it doesn’t take all the pain away. I’ve been in bed most of the day. So now i’m up like an insomniac trying to find things to do. Laying down adds a headache to my tooth dilemma. I thought it would be a good idea to post something on here. And so here it is…
So, for our new creation “Suite Cruelles” our director has decided to put me on pointe shoes! I tried my old ones at home and they still fit. I’ve been wearing them for rehearsals but they hurt so much! I have much respect for you girls! She’s also put me and the other guys on heels! That’s right, high heeled shoes… well, I guess more character shoes. The process has been really rewarding. I can’t wait to perform it on stage. The whole company is excited. I hope some of you can and will consider to come up to this beautiful city of MONTREAL. IT ISN’T THAT FAR AWAY! And, its good to see something besides NYC performances!
Anyway, here’s a picture.
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July 23, 2007 at 2:40 am · Filed under SLOAN, dance, pointe shoes, art, new york, mobile, iphone
Posted by Sloan | via mobile phone
Spring Street at Mott.
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July 11, 2007 at 12:48 am · Filed under SLOAN, dance, pointe shoes, saratoga, mobile, iphone, band-aids, tricks
Posted by Sloan | via mobile phone
Speed and efficiency in action.
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May 24, 2007 at 7:28 pm · Filed under SLOAN, pointe shoes, auction, aids walk, baryshnikov, darci kistler, peter martins
Thanks to NYCB AIDS Walk Team member Carron Leon, we now have three more items available for auction to benefit GMHC (through the NYCB AIDS Walk Team).
First is two items together,
- The boxed version of the book “Tributes“, singed by NYCB Director Peter Martins, and
- A pair of Darci Kistler’s pointe shoes, signed by Ms. Kistler herself.
The second is
- A poster of Baryshnikov in Le Jeune Homme et La Mort, (not signed).
See all available auction items
HERE. Three more days remaining on the R+J items, and these items above have 5 more days remaining.
Carron was also sweet enough to include a photo of some of the NYCB AIDS Walk Team members at the start point this past Sunday.
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May 24, 2007 at 2:02 pm · Filed under SLOAN, pointe shoes, fashion, france, ny times, serge gainsbourgh, charlotte gainsbourg, repetto, jazz shoes, trends, style
Posted by Kristin Sloan
After many years of Serge Gainsbourg making Repetto jazz shoes cool, followed by his daughter Charlotte… the New York Times has picked up on the current trend and published an article this morning…
“UNBEKNOWN to many, Serge Gainsbourg, the seminal French singer and style icon, had sensitive feet. Boots hurt him. He hated walking. His only salvation was calfskin jazz shoes made by Repetto, the French dance shoe company. Jane Birkin, then his lover, turned him on to the supple shoes in the early ’70s. “Serge was looking for gloves for his feet,” she told Les Inrockuptibles, the French music magazine. Originally designed by Rose Repetto for her daughter-in-law, the ballet dancer Zizi Jeanmaire, the lace-up shoes served Gainsbourg well. ”
Gloves for the feet. Hmmm. Sounds like how my old ballet teachers used to describe how pointe shoes should feel. Probably not the same feeling Serge had in mind though.
They also include a little slideshow, (with a projected backdrop of images of Paris), showing all the new takes on the classic shoe available at design-y stores like Comme Des Garçons and Opening Ceremony.
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