Men en pointe

Male pointe shoes are still something rare and outstanding - and of course not because men cannot do this. On the contrary, lots of male ballet dancers are thinking of getting pointe shoes but cannot find their size anywhere. Bestpointe.com will find what is your size and will custom-make a perfect pointe pair for you.

Over the summer, as the isolation of the pandemic wore on, Roberto Vega Ortiz posted a video of himself dancing in satin pointe shoes on Instagram, with the hashtag #maleballerinas. Soon, men from around the world were posting videos with the same hashtag, sharing footage of themselves — sometimes bare-chested and sometimes in tutus — dancing en pointe in Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Chile and throughout the U.S.

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As ballet's gender roles grow increasingly blurred, more men than ever are reaching new heights: the tips of their toes.

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