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2-in-1 Ballerina Set + Book (2007- 2012) Mar 20, 2010 15:05:59 GMT -5

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Post by LaurenInChicago on Mar 20, 2010 15:05:59 GMT -5

Jul 30, 2009 7:10:46 GMT -5 FreakTM said:

WARNING: I am a dancer. I've been dancing for ten years. AG could do everything correctly and I would still yell at them for being unrealistic. No matter how much I rag on this set, I *love* it.

Shoes: AG dolls are ten years of age, not three. The soles of the shoes should be split, like so.
(Image of Split-soled ballet shoes)

ETA: will finish review later. Gotta go get dance stuffs! ;D

I don't agree with the shoes comment. I've been a dancer for 24 years (am 27 years old now) and I have danced semi-professionally. Ballet shoes are a personal choice, I know many semi and professional dancers who dances with troupes and companies who wear full-soled ballet slippers. Many also wear split-soles, but depending on the dancer and their preference, full soles are also commonly worn. Its not like a pointe shoe where there is an age boundry nor any written rule that one cannot wear full soles after a certain age. When I taught dance classes, most of jr high aged dancers, who were on pointe as well, wore full soled shoes.