Now, I know that dead shoes means pointe shoes that are too worn out to wear. When my kid digs the Jet Glue out of her dance bag, it means the end is near. (Jet Glue, ...

Pointe shoes, which generally cost upwards of $100, only last for about 10 hours of dancing, Taylor Key said. The makeup makes the shoes die, or wear down, faster, she added.

The folks at the Dayton Ballet have come up with a creative solution for recycling used pointe shoes which typically last professional dancers only one or two weeks. Thanks to members of Dayton ...

Pointe shoes, which generally cost upwards of $100, only last for about 10 hours of dancing, Taylor Key said. The makeup makes the shoes die, or wear down, faster, she added.