The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociology Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 5 edition (June 8, 2010) Language: English Pages: 416 ISBN: 978-0073404431 Size: 24.7 MB Format: PDF / ePub / Kindle The Practical Skeptic: Readings in Sociology includes classic sociological research writings as well as recent pieces on fascinating topics
Full Definition of POINTE. : a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe.
This adjustment enabled Mlle. Camargo to jump higher and allowed the audience to see her footwork. The one element most associated today with ballet, the pointe shoe, did not emerge until early in the nineteenth century. We may never know which dancer was actually the first to dance en pointe.