Pointe shoe Pointe shoe A pointe shoe is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work. Pointe shoes were conceived in response to the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph-like and have evolved to enable dancers to dance "en pointe" (on the tips of their toes) for extended periods of time. They are manufactured in a variety of colors, most commonly in shades of light pink. Women began to dance ballet in 1681, twenty years after King Louis XIV of France ordered the founding of the Académie Royale de Danse. At that time, the standard women's
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