Annotated Bibliography
Primary Resources
Chen, XiaoChen. Personal interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This source helped us since she told us how pointe shoes affected the history of ballet and how it helps in the
development of your feet.
Glandon, Sheri. Email interview. 12 Jan. 2013. This source helped us because it explained what pros and cons were of ballet and when a student was ready for pointe
shoes.
Joe, Cookie. Personal interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This interview with Mrs. Cookie Joe explained a lot about pointe shoes, told us many pros and cons of pointe shoes,
told us about how pointe shoes affected ballet, and told us a lot about Mrs. Cookie Joe.
Xing, Chen. Phone interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This phone interview helped us, by telling us how pointe shoes were impacted ballet and why dancers should use pointe
shoes.
Secondary Resources
Amoris. Sleeping Beauty. 2010. The Sleeping Beauty, Sugarland. Amoris. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This source gave us a poster of a Sleeping Beauty ballet for our
website
"Anatomy of a Pointe Shoe." Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/Whitbit/pointeshoe.html>. This website
gave us many parts of the shoe and their definitions.
"Articlesbase." Pointe Shoes: A Revolution in Ballet. Free Articles, 3 July 2009. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://www.articlesbase.com/shopping-articles/pointe-shoes-a-
revolution-in-ballet-1011266.html>. This source was crucial since it gave us reasons why pointe shoes were a turning point in history.
Barringer, Janice, and Sarah Schlesinger. The pointe book: shoes, training & technique. 2nd ed. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Co., 2004. Print. This source
explained how the process of how pointe shoes were made, the injuries that pointe shoes can cause, and the remedies for the injuries
Bolshoi Ballet. La Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic ballets, dating back to August Bournonville's 1836 version. The version presented today has
been adapted by choreographer Johan Kobborg, and gleams anew at the Bolshoi Ballet. In La Sylphide, the human realm of a small Scottish community - evoked
by traditional folk songs in Herman Løvenskiold's score - meets the spiritual when James, a classic Romantic hero, is utterly bewitched by a beautiful sylph
whom he is unable to touch. N.d. Movies, SugarLand. MovieTimes. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.This website gave us a ballet poster of the performance "La Sylphide". It
also gave us a synopsis and we used it as a picture for our website.
Bussell, Darcey. Superguides: Ballet. USA: DK Pub., 1994. Print. For pointe shoes research, this source was valuable for telling us what ballet shoes were made of,
and how to use them correctly.
Depot. Nicolni Pointe Shoe. N.d. Pointe Shoes, Sugarland. Dancing Suplies Depot.com. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This picture showed what pointe looked like.
DeVor, Danielle, and Julia Long. "Pointe History." The Perfect Pointe. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://www.the-perfect-pointe.com/PointeHistory.html>. This
source was very helpful on telling us about the past of pointe shoes, and the modern day types of pointe shoes.
Garfunkel, Trudy. On wings of joy: the story of ballet from the 16th century to today. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1994. Print. This book gave us information on the
history of ballet and major dances that influenced dance.
Goh Ballet Academy. Coppelia. N.d. Professional Performances, SuagrLand.Goh Ballet Academy Canada. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website provided us with a
picture for our website. It was the ballet poster of "Coppelia".
Gordon, Olivia. Genée International Ballet Competition: Behind scenes at X Factor of ballet world . N.d. Ballet, SugarLand.EbonyBay. Web. 13 Jan. 2017. This
website gave us a photo to use for our website.
Grau, AndreÌe. Dance. New York: Knopf :, 1998. Print. This book gave us information on forms of dance around the world, giving us its significance.
Hall, Cathy C.. "Foot Problems Related to Ballet | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. Demand Media, Inc.,
n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_4616015_foot-problems-related-ballet.html>. This website gave us a lot of information on foot problems
related to ballet and pointe shoes.
Het Nationale Ballet. Giselle. N.d. Me work, SugarLand. Me+image,identity, inspiration. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us a picture for our website. It was the
ballet poster of "Giselle".
"HISTORY OF BALLET | ." Sas School of Dance | . N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.sasschoolofdance.com/history-ballet>. This website told us where ballet originated. It also gave us some important dates for our timeline.
Jennifer. Deconstructed pointe shoe via Canada’s National Ballet School. N.d. The Unescapable Beauty of Pointe, Canada.Philosophy 12. This source helped us
because it showed us all the parts of pointe shoes.
Joe, Cookie. "Cookie Joe at Cookie Joe's Dancin' School |." Cookie Joe's Dancin' School. N. Design Studio, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013.
<http://cookiejoedance.com/about-us/staff/cookie-joe/>. This website gave us some information on Mrs. Cookie Joe, and gave us information about her dancing
school.
Joe, Cookie. Lauren Anderson and Cookie Joe with the students. N.d. Photo Gallery, SugarLand. Cookie Joe's Dancin School. Web. 13 Jan. 2017. This website
gave us a picture for Mrs. Cookie's interview.
Kassing, Gayle. History of dance: an interactive arts approach. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2007. Print. This source gave us information on the history of dance
up to modern day dance. It also explained how ballet went from the court to the theatre.
Las Vegas Ballet Academy. Las Vegas Ballet Company's Swan Lake Act II. N.d. Ballet, SugarLand. Kwak Ballet Academy. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website
provided us with a picture for our website. It was the ballet poster of "Romeo and Juliet".
Lim, Jeannie. Cinderella. N.d. Cinderella, SugarLand. Bubbly Fluffy Miss J. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. This helped us because it gave us a picture for our website. It was a
ballet poster for the ballet Cinderella.
Minden, Eliza Gaynor. "Gaynor Minden Pointe Shoes » All About Pointe - History of Pointe." Gaynor Minden Pointe Shoes » . Gaynor Minden, Inc., n.d. Web. 1
Nov. 2012. <http://www.dancer.com/hist.php>. This website gave us valuable information about how techniques revolutionized with pointe shoes. This is important
because this is one of the reasons why pointe shoes were a turning point in history.
Marie Taglioni. N.d. The Granger Collection, New York. World Book Advanced. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This source was useful because it was used as a photo on our
website. It displays Marie Taglioni dancing.
Parke, Janet. "Everything Pointe." Welcome to Everything Pointe. MainStage Academy of Dance, n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.wedancemainstage.com/Everything_Pointe.html>. This source was very helpful to us, because it told us the analogy of the pointe shoe, and gave us
a brief history of pointe shoes.
"Pointe magazine – Ballet at its Best. ." Pointe magazine – Ballet at its Best. . DanceMedia, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.pointemagazine.com/issues/december-10january-2011/your-best-body-all-about-bunions>. This source gave us a lot of information on bunions from
pointe shoes, and many more harmful effects of pointe shoes.
"Pointe shoes toe shoes and pointe technique | Ballet-Pointe." Ballet, Ballet Shoes, an introduction | Ballet-Pointe. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ballet-pointe.com/Pointe-shoes-toe-shoes-and-pointe-technique.html>. This website told us the purpose of pointe shoes and gave us information on them.
"Royal Ballet of the Night." Image. Bibliotheque Nationale de France/Library of Congress. World History: The Modern Era.ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This
photo helped because it was a photo for our website. It shows King Louis XIV in his Apollo Costume.
Russian Pointe Muse Pointe Shoes. N.d. Pointe Shoes, U.S.. Dance Supplies. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This source helped as a photograph to our website. It gave us an
illustration of pointe shoes without the ribbons sewn on.
"Sesamoid Bone Problems, Pain, Surgery and Removal | eorthopod.com." eorthopod.com | ...everything orthopedic. Medical Multimedia Group, n.d. Web. 18 Jan.
2013. <http://www.eorthopod.com/content/sesamoid>. This website explained what sesamoiditis was, how to prevent it, and told us that standing on pointe was
the major cause of it.
Sheri Glandon. N.d. Bio. Dance of Asian America. Web. 11 Jan. 2013.This photo helped us show our audience who Ms. Sheri Glandon was while she danced.
Shoes, Ballet. "The History and Evolution of Pointe Shoes | BalletShoes.com - Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes." BalletShoes.com - Ballet Shoes, Ballet News and
More. BalletShoes.comTn, 2 Mar. 2012. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.balletshoes.com/history-evolution-pointe-shoes.html>. This source told us that the
original pointe shoes were very different than what we think of it to be and informed us about the earliest pointe shoes worn at the Royal Academy of Dance.
Simegiatos, Vicky. The Pointe Shoe Anatomy. N.d. Resources, Sugarland.VSPAC Perfroming Arts Center. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This picture showed the anatomy of
the pointe shoe.
Simegiatos, Vicky. "vspac.com - RESOURCES - The Pointe Shoe Anatomy." vspac.com | Vicky Simegiatos Performing Arts Center. Voytek Sporek, n.d. Web. 18
Jan. 2013. <http://www.vspac.com/resources/pointshoeanatomy/index.html>. This website gave us information on the anatomy of a pointe shoe.
Stein, Debra. "The History of Ballet Pointe Shoes | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. Demand Media,
Inc., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/about_5112119_history-ballet-pointe-shoes.html>. This source told us about the development of pointe shoes
throughout history, and the primary elements used to create them, nowadays.
"The History of Ballet." The History of Ballet. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. <www.thecharlestonballet.com/educationOu This website gave us the key dates to our
timeline. It also explained the physics and properties of ballet.
The Kirov Ballet. Poster advertising the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet’s performances of La Bayadère at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood during the company's tour in 2003..
N.d. Ballet, SugarLand. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us a poster of the ballet "La Bayadere". It was danced by the Kirov Academy of Ballet.
The Royal Ballet. Performance of ballet by The Royal Ballet, recorded at Covent Garden, July 1984. . 1984. Drama, Romance, Music, SugarLand. IMDb. Web. 13
Jan. 2016. This helped us by giving us a picture of our website. It was the ballet poster of Romeo and Juliet.
The Royal Ballet. The Nutcracker Ballet Poster. N.d. The Nutcracker, SugarLand.This Week in Toronto. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us the ballet poster
for the famous ballet, "The Nutcracker". It helped us since it gave us a picture for our website.
Tiegs, Cheryl. "Ballet News | Pointe shoes in detail | Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights." Ballet News | Straight from the stage -
bringing you ballet insights. Ballet News, 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://balletnews.co.uk/pointe-shoes-deconstructed/>. This source told us how people
use pointe shoes, why they used pointe shoes, and the effects of pointe shoes if not used properly.
Tikhmeneva, Galina . Charles Didelot. N.d. Ballet in Russia, SugarLand. Didelot's Work in Russia. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. This website helped us by telling us how
pointe shoes impacted the history of ballet. It also gave us a basic idea on Didelot's invention of the "flying machine" and how it worked.
Tikhmeneva, Galina . Charles Didelot. N.d. Ballet in Russia, SugarLand. Didelot's Work in Russia. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. This website gave us a basic background of
Charles Didelot's life. It also gave us many accounts of what he did and his major accomplishments.
Whitfield, Martha Ming. "Royal Opera House - 'Swan Lake' : From Planning To Performance - Turning Points in the History of Ballet." Royal Opera House - 'Swan
Lake' : From Planning To Performance - Home Page. Web Design and Video Production, n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.rohedswanlake.org.uk/pgs/main/news_story.asp?id=1>. This source gave us a list of major events in the history of ballet. This also showed how
pointe shoes were used throughout time.
Chen, XiaoChen. Personal interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This source helped us since she told us how pointe shoes affected the history of ballet and how it helps in the
development of your feet.
Glandon, Sheri. Email interview. 12 Jan. 2013. This source helped us because it explained what pros and cons were of ballet and when a student was ready for pointe
shoes.
Joe, Cookie. Personal interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This interview with Mrs. Cookie Joe explained a lot about pointe shoes, told us many pros and cons of pointe shoes,
told us about how pointe shoes affected ballet, and told us a lot about Mrs. Cookie Joe.
Xing, Chen. Phone interview. 11 Jan. 2013. This phone interview helped us, by telling us how pointe shoes were impacted ballet and why dancers should use pointe
shoes.
Secondary Resources
Amoris. Sleeping Beauty. 2010. The Sleeping Beauty, Sugarland. Amoris. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This source gave us a poster of a Sleeping Beauty ballet for our
website
"Anatomy of a Pointe Shoe." Angelfire: Welcome to Angelfire. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/Whitbit/pointeshoe.html>. This website
gave us many parts of the shoe and their definitions.
"Articlesbase." Pointe Shoes: A Revolution in Ballet. Free Articles, 3 July 2009. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://www.articlesbase.com/shopping-articles/pointe-shoes-a-
revolution-in-ballet-1011266.html>. This source was crucial since it gave us reasons why pointe shoes were a turning point in history.
Barringer, Janice, and Sarah Schlesinger. The pointe book: shoes, training & technique. 2nd ed. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Co., 2004. Print. This source
explained how the process of how pointe shoes were made, the injuries that pointe shoes can cause, and the remedies for the injuries
Bolshoi Ballet. La Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic ballets, dating back to August Bournonville's 1836 version. The version presented today has
been adapted by choreographer Johan Kobborg, and gleams anew at the Bolshoi Ballet. In La Sylphide, the human realm of a small Scottish community - evoked
by traditional folk songs in Herman Løvenskiold's score - meets the spiritual when James, a classic Romantic hero, is utterly bewitched by a beautiful sylph
whom he is unable to touch. N.d. Movies, SugarLand. MovieTimes. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.This website gave us a ballet poster of the performance "La Sylphide". It
also gave us a synopsis and we used it as a picture for our website.
Bussell, Darcey. Superguides: Ballet. USA: DK Pub., 1994. Print. For pointe shoes research, this source was valuable for telling us what ballet shoes were made of,
and how to use them correctly.
Depot. Nicolni Pointe Shoe. N.d. Pointe Shoes, Sugarland. Dancing Suplies Depot.com. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This picture showed what pointe looked like.
DeVor, Danielle, and Julia Long. "Pointe History." The Perfect Pointe. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://www.the-perfect-pointe.com/PointeHistory.html>. This
source was very helpful on telling us about the past of pointe shoes, and the modern day types of pointe shoes.
Garfunkel, Trudy. On wings of joy: the story of ballet from the 16th century to today. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1994. Print. This book gave us information on the
history of ballet and major dances that influenced dance.
Goh Ballet Academy. Coppelia. N.d. Professional Performances, SuagrLand.Goh Ballet Academy Canada. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website provided us with a
picture for our website. It was the ballet poster of "Coppelia".
Gordon, Olivia. Genée International Ballet Competition: Behind scenes at X Factor of ballet world . N.d. Ballet, SugarLand.EbonyBay. Web. 13 Jan. 2017. This
website gave us a photo to use for our website.
Grau, AndreÌe. Dance. New York: Knopf :, 1998. Print. This book gave us information on forms of dance around the world, giving us its significance.
Hall, Cathy C.. "Foot Problems Related to Ballet | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. Demand Media, Inc.,
n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ehow.com/about_4616015_foot-problems-related-ballet.html>. This website gave us a lot of information on foot problems
related to ballet and pointe shoes.
Het Nationale Ballet. Giselle. N.d. Me work, SugarLand. Me+image,identity, inspiration. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us a picture for our website. It was the
ballet poster of "Giselle".
"HISTORY OF BALLET | ." Sas School of Dance | . N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.sasschoolofdance.com/history-ballet>. This website told us where ballet originated. It also gave us some important dates for our timeline.
Jennifer. Deconstructed pointe shoe via Canada’s National Ballet School. N.d. The Unescapable Beauty of Pointe, Canada.Philosophy 12. This source helped us
because it showed us all the parts of pointe shoes.
Joe, Cookie. "Cookie Joe at Cookie Joe's Dancin' School |." Cookie Joe's Dancin' School. N. Design Studio, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013.
<http://cookiejoedance.com/about-us/staff/cookie-joe/>. This website gave us some information on Mrs. Cookie Joe, and gave us information about her dancing
school.
Joe, Cookie. Lauren Anderson and Cookie Joe with the students. N.d. Photo Gallery, SugarLand. Cookie Joe's Dancin School. Web. 13 Jan. 2017. This website
gave us a picture for Mrs. Cookie's interview.
Kassing, Gayle. History of dance: an interactive arts approach. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2007. Print. This source gave us information on the history of dance
up to modern day dance. It also explained how ballet went from the court to the theatre.
Las Vegas Ballet Academy. Las Vegas Ballet Company's Swan Lake Act II. N.d. Ballet, SugarLand. Kwak Ballet Academy. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website
provided us with a picture for our website. It was the ballet poster of "Romeo and Juliet".
Lim, Jeannie. Cinderella. N.d. Cinderella, SugarLand. Bubbly Fluffy Miss J. Web. 13 Jan. 2015. This helped us because it gave us a picture for our website. It was a
ballet poster for the ballet Cinderella.
Minden, Eliza Gaynor. "Gaynor Minden Pointe Shoes » All About Pointe - History of Pointe." Gaynor Minden Pointe Shoes » . Gaynor Minden, Inc., n.d. Web. 1
Nov. 2012. <http://www.dancer.com/hist.php>. This website gave us valuable information about how techniques revolutionized with pointe shoes. This is important
because this is one of the reasons why pointe shoes were a turning point in history.
Marie Taglioni. N.d. The Granger Collection, New York. World Book Advanced. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This source was useful because it was used as a photo on our
website. It displays Marie Taglioni dancing.
Parke, Janet. "Everything Pointe." Welcome to Everything Pointe. MainStage Academy of Dance, n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.wedancemainstage.com/Everything_Pointe.html>. This source was very helpful to us, because it told us the analogy of the pointe shoe, and gave us
a brief history of pointe shoes.
"Pointe magazine – Ballet at its Best. ." Pointe magazine – Ballet at its Best. . DanceMedia, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.pointemagazine.com/issues/december-10january-2011/your-best-body-all-about-bunions>. This source gave us a lot of information on bunions from
pointe shoes, and many more harmful effects of pointe shoes.
"Pointe shoes toe shoes and pointe technique | Ballet-Pointe." Ballet, Ballet Shoes, an introduction | Ballet-Pointe. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.ballet-pointe.com/Pointe-shoes-toe-shoes-and-pointe-technique.html>. This website told us the purpose of pointe shoes and gave us information on them.
"Royal Ballet of the Night." Image. Bibliotheque Nationale de France/Library of Congress. World History: The Modern Era.ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This
photo helped because it was a photo for our website. It shows King Louis XIV in his Apollo Costume.
Russian Pointe Muse Pointe Shoes. N.d. Pointe Shoes, U.S.. Dance Supplies. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This source helped as a photograph to our website. It gave us an
illustration of pointe shoes without the ribbons sewn on.
"Sesamoid Bone Problems, Pain, Surgery and Removal | eorthopod.com." eorthopod.com | ...everything orthopedic. Medical Multimedia Group, n.d. Web. 18 Jan.
2013. <http://www.eorthopod.com/content/sesamoid>. This website explained what sesamoiditis was, how to prevent it, and told us that standing on pointe was
the major cause of it.
Sheri Glandon. N.d. Bio. Dance of Asian America. Web. 11 Jan. 2013.This photo helped us show our audience who Ms. Sheri Glandon was while she danced.
Shoes, Ballet. "The History and Evolution of Pointe Shoes | BalletShoes.com - Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes." BalletShoes.com - Ballet Shoes, Ballet News and
More. BalletShoes.comTn, 2 Mar. 2012. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.balletshoes.com/history-evolution-pointe-shoes.html>. This source told us that the
original pointe shoes were very different than what we think of it to be and informed us about the earliest pointe shoes worn at the Royal Academy of Dance.
Simegiatos, Vicky. The Pointe Shoe Anatomy. N.d. Resources, Sugarland.VSPAC Perfroming Arts Center. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This picture showed the anatomy of
the pointe shoe.
Simegiatos, Vicky. "vspac.com - RESOURCES - The Pointe Shoe Anatomy." vspac.com | Vicky Simegiatos Performing Arts Center. Voytek Sporek, n.d. Web. 18
Jan. 2013. <http://www.vspac.com/resources/pointshoeanatomy/index.html>. This website gave us information on the anatomy of a pointe shoe.
Stein, Debra. "The History of Ballet Pointe Shoes | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. Demand Media,
Inc., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/about_5112119_history-ballet-pointe-shoes.html>. This source told us about the development of pointe shoes
throughout history, and the primary elements used to create them, nowadays.
"The History of Ballet." The History of Ballet. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. <www.thecharlestonballet.com/educationOu This website gave us the key dates to our
timeline. It also explained the physics and properties of ballet.
The Kirov Ballet. Poster advertising the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet’s performances of La Bayadère at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood during the company's tour in 2003..
N.d. Ballet, SugarLand. Wikipedia. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us a poster of the ballet "La Bayadere". It was danced by the Kirov Academy of Ballet.
The Royal Ballet. Performance of ballet by The Royal Ballet, recorded at Covent Garden, July 1984. . 1984. Drama, Romance, Music, SugarLand. IMDb. Web. 13
Jan. 2016. This helped us by giving us a picture of our website. It was the ballet poster of Romeo and Juliet.
The Royal Ballet. The Nutcracker Ballet Poster. N.d. The Nutcracker, SugarLand.This Week in Toronto. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. This website gave us the ballet poster
for the famous ballet, "The Nutcracker". It helped us since it gave us a picture for our website.
Tiegs, Cheryl. "Ballet News | Pointe shoes in detail | Ballet News | Straight from the stage - bringing you ballet insights." Ballet News | Straight from the stage -
bringing you ballet insights. Ballet News, 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. <http://balletnews.co.uk/pointe-shoes-deconstructed/>. This source told us how people
use pointe shoes, why they used pointe shoes, and the effects of pointe shoes if not used properly.
Tikhmeneva, Galina . Charles Didelot. N.d. Ballet in Russia, SugarLand. Didelot's Work in Russia. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. This website helped us by telling us how
pointe shoes impacted the history of ballet. It also gave us a basic idea on Didelot's invention of the "flying machine" and how it worked.
Tikhmeneva, Galina . Charles Didelot. N.d. Ballet in Russia, SugarLand. Didelot's Work in Russia. Web. 13 Jan. 2014. This website gave us a basic background of
Charles Didelot's life. It also gave us many accounts of what he did and his major accomplishments.
Whitfield, Martha Ming. "Royal Opera House - 'Swan Lake' : From Planning To Performance - Turning Points in the History of Ballet." Royal Opera House - 'Swan
Lake' : From Planning To Performance - Home Page. Web Design and Video Production, n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.rohedswanlake.org.uk/pgs/main/news_story.asp?id=1>. This source gave us a list of major events in the history of ballet. This also showed how
pointe shoes were used throughout time.