noun
- Plural of pointe; the tips of the toes, or the specialized shoes used in ballet to dance on the tips of the toes.
Usage: ballet term; often used in the phrase 'en pointe' (on the tips of the toes)
Examples
- The ballet dancer rose up on her pointes with grace and control.
- Professional dancers spend years strengthening their feet before dancing en pointes.
- The pointes of her shoes were reinforced with special materials to support her weight.
- She practiced her balance on pointes every day to improve her technique.
- The choreographer created a sequence that required the dancers to move smoothly across the stage on pointes.