LeatherRose
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Joined: 6/28/2005 Status: offline
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Actually shoes with an 8" heel and NO platform do look like ballet slippers with a heel on them and are rightfully called ballet shoes or boots. Yes, people can walk in them, but not right off the bat, much much practice goes into it. Most people prepare for these shoes by using devices that help them stretch their feet into the point at a slow pace so no ligaments are torn. The devices are used by ballet dancers too. They look like torture devices and some sadists do use them as a means of torture. I decided to look into this when my husband said he would love to see me in a pair some day. Now, I have a pair of 7 1/2" platforms which I have no problems with at all, but I told him he could wear the ballet shoes! LeatherRose
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