(via @alexismadrigal)In the 1840s, when Marie Taglioni went on pointe for a few seconds in La Sylphide, her momentary weightlessness became an icon of the transcendent power of ballet. A pair of her shoes sold for 200 rubles and was cooked and eaten by her admirers.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Los zapatos hacen al bailarín
Muy interesante historia de como los cambios en la tecnología de los zapatos de ballet, cambiaron la manera en que las bailarinas se movían e incluso como se veían sus cuerpos.
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