Pointe shoe unfit to wear in situations other than informal practice or rehearsal. Under moderate usage, a pair of pointe shoes will typically last through ten to twenty hours of wear. For dance students, this often translates into weeks or months of serviceable use from a pair of pointe shoes. Professional dancers typically wear out pointe shoes much more quickly; a new pair may wear out in a single performance. As a result, most professional ballet companies provide shoe allowances for their dancers to defray the cost of frequent shoe replacement. The lifetime of a pointe shoe depends on many factors, including:
Pointe-à-Pitre Public primary schools in Pointe-à-Pitre commune include: Elementary schools include: Public junior high schools in Pointe-à-Pitre commune include: Public senior high schools in Pointe-à-Pitre commune include: Private preschools and primary schools in Pointe-à-Pitre commune include: Private secondary schools under contract in Pointe-à-Pitre commune: Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (, ; Creole: "Lapwent", ) is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an overseas "région" and "département" of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a "sous-préfecture", being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre. Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe's administrative capital (that distinction goes to Basse-Terre), it is nonetheless the region's largest