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Pointe shoes and ballerinas go wayyyy back, so today we're going to be taking you back in time to explore the birth of the pointe shoe and how it evolved from a little heeled slipper to the shoe dancers know and use today.

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0:00 All aboard
0:40 15th century: The Beginnings
1:36 1730s: Enter Marie
2:50 1796: The "Flying Machine"
4:00 1820s: Experimentation Begins
4:45 1830s: Enter (another) Marie
6:42 Late 19th century: The Glow Up Period
7:45 Early 20th century: Enter Anna
9:33 20th century: Growth and Expansion
11:00 present day: Further Innovation
12:39 Last stop, everybody off :)

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