Pointe Shoe Fund

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Miyoko Koyasu backstage on tour to London, UK

Keep Our Dancers on Their Toes

  • Pointe Shoe Fund

Every year, The National Ballet of Canada relies on our community of supporters to help provide up to 3,000 pairs pointe shoes for our dancers to rehearse and perform and you can help!

Keep Us On Our Toes!

With your tax-deductable gift of $125, you will directly fund one pair of pointe shoes for a dancer.

Donor Benefits

As a donor to the Pointe Shoe Fund, you'll receive unique benefits.

  • A signed pointe shoe from a dancer
  • Charitable tax receipt
  • invitations to livestreams, including rehearsals, interviews with artists and more

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Pointe Shoe Facts

  • Each custom-made pair costs $125
  • Pointe shoes are made from layers of canvas, glue and hard leather with a satin cover
  • To keep the shoe on tightly, dancers sew satin ribbons to it and tie them securely around their ankles
  • Sweat and body heat soften pointe shoes and, at a certain point, they can no longer be used. Dancers can go through one pair of pointe shoes in a single performance

Pointe shoes are the iconic foundation of ballet. More than just footwear – they are essential to so many of ballet's breathtaking moments. 

 

  • Miyoko Koyasu Backstage at Passion as Sadler's Wells. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

  • Alexander Skinner and Miyoko Koyasu in The Leaves are Fading. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

  • Miyoko Koyasu and Harrison James in rehearsal for The Dreamers Ever Leave You. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

  • Miyoko Koyasu in rehearsal for Serenade. Photo by Karolina Kuras.

Top Photo: Miyoko Koyasu backstage on tour to London, UK. Photo by Karolina Kuras.