Broadway Stars Broadway Stars

Perfect pointes: the Royal Ballet's shoe department behind the scenes by Judith Mackrell

The season of Nutcracker and Cinderellas is upon us. But how do top dancers keep their feet in fine form? With nappy liners, haemorrhoid cream and shock-absorbent fibreglass shoesChristmas is the busiest ballet season " a time when Snowflakes dance and Sugar Plum Fairies glitter their way through the annual Nutcracker-fest, and legions of Cinderellas magically find their way to the ball. For the Royal Ballet in Londo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM on December 16, 2013

« Back to BroadwayStars