Ballet shoe

It may be made from soft leather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin full or split soles.

A modern development is the split sole, which provides greater flexibility and emphasizes the shape of the foot when pointed.

Women began to dance ballet in 1682, twenty years after King Louis XIV of France ordered the founding of the Royal Academy of Dance.

At that time, the standard women's ballet shoe had heels.

Mid-18th century dancer Marie Camargo of the Paris Opéra Ballet was the first to wear a non-heeled shoe.