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Russian Pointe
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Russian Pointe is a brand of ballet pointe shoe . The company is based in Chicago and its shoes are handmade by cobblers in Moscow, Russia. The company is known for shoes that come pre-arched, which helps reduce break-in time, extends the life of the shoe and is good for beginning dancers. Aleksandra Efimova founded the company in 1998, when she was a college junior. From 2006 to 2013, Ms. Efimova owned and operated Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, Russian Pointe's flagship store located on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. In 2010, she founded Growing Through Arts, a series of arts-based storybooks and learning materials for small children. She is also co-chair, with Piotr Galitzine, of the Moscow Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International. Russian Pointe has retailers throughout North America and offers training in pointe shoe fitting to its retailers, called Retail Affiliates. Styles of Shoes *Spotlight Collection All Spotlight models have "next generation" pliable shanks and are pre-arched. Each comes with either U-cut vamp/elastic drawstring or V-cut/no drawstring. Muse -- Extra-wide platform, medium crown Lumina -- Wide platform, medium crown Brava -- Wide platform, medium crown Encore -- Medium platform, medium crown *Jewels Collection All Jewels models have "next generation" pliable shanks and pleatless platforms. Each comes with U-cut vamp/front drawstring, U-cut/side drawstring or V-cut/no drawstring. Almaz -- Medium platform, low crown Rubin -- Wide platform, low crown, pre-arched Sapfir -- Medium platform, low crown, pre-arched *Classic Collection The one remaining Classic model, Entrada was the first shoe that Russian Pointe made with pre-arching. Traditional shank, V-cut vamp/no drawstring. Entrada -- Medium platform, high crown 
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