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Why has it taken so long for modern materials to be used in pointe shoes ? Worth the price for that alone . Questions had long been raised in the press and elsewhere about the independence of the advice that pension consultants provide , in light of the fact that many pension consulting firms provide services both to pension plans who are their advisory clients and to money managers . A new pointe shoe is overly stiff because the shanks and boxes are excessively hard . But in ballet I find that I usually know when I am doing badly , but not when I 'm doing well , and the mirror , which should be telling me how I 'm doing , tells me nothing . My stepson was three and could n't be left alone , and I did n't feel comfortable going to class without Pat , with Alice always managing to be next to me at the barre , making little sotto voce remarks , and contriving ways to get me to touch her . " - - particularly when you're afraid the answer may be " Badly . Just as with the introduction of any other new and far-reaching concept , it can be expected that initially market participants will proceed cautiously . Diaghilev responded by importing dancers and fresh ideas from Russia ; the moderns responded , initially , by rejecting the traditions of ballet altogether as sterile and irrelevant to the new century .