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Stay Away From These 5 Dangerous Mistakes on Pointe

July 7, 2017

Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee shares advice on five common yet dangerous mistakes that she sees dancers make while on pointe from curling their toes inside their shoes to the ever-controversial hyperextension.

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