“Odile” Diamondpointes Ballet Shoe
Price: $250.00 Members: $225.00
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“Odile” Diamondpointes Ballet Shoe
Diamondpointes Ballet Shoes are unique, upcycled works of art inspired either by celebrated ballet characters in famous ballets or by the romantic city of Paris where the concert form of ballet first began. Diamondpointes have been stripped, cleaned, dyed, painted, glued, sewn, bedazzled, lined, and glittered to bring out their beauty once again.
Diamondpointes make exquisite gifts for ballet lovers or collectors of unique art. They come in a golden yellow organza bag with a designed, titled, and numbered tag, and each includes a stand for display.
The story of Tchaikovsky’s magical Swan Lake tells of the doomed love of Prince Siegfried and Princess Odette. Prince Siegfried goes out hunting one night and chases a group of swans, but one of them transforms into a young woman, Odette, who explains that she and her companions were turned into swans by the evil Baron Von Rothbart. Siegfried falls in love with Odette, but Rothbart tricks him into pledging his love to Odile instead.
- Diamonded black satin pointe shoe
- Black velvet ribbons
- Black satin lining
- Silver braid trim
- Rhinestone jeweled medallion
- Silver & black satin rosettes
- Black tulle rose in the toebox
- Silver painted sole
- Black feathered crystal ballerina pin tag
- Glitter glass platform
- Shoe: Approx 9” long
- Golden yellow organza bag
- Display stand
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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