Have you ever wondered how a ballet dancer can hop on their toes? More importantly, does it hurt?! Not if you have the right pointe shoes 🩰 and good ballet technique! Pointe shoes are designed to keep a dancer on their toes, BUT it takes YEARS of training to develop the strength required for a dancer to begin wearing them. Then LOTS of training to develop their pointe work. You will see our lovely dancers perform these hops on pointe in the Marzipan variation. #nutcracker #TheNutcracker #Northe