[PAR] [TLE] Pointe shoe [SEP] A pointe shoe is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work.  Pointe shoes were conceived in response to the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph-like and have evolved to enable dancers to dance "en pointe" (on the tips of their toes) for extended periods of time.  They are manufactured in a variety of colors, most commonly in shades of light pink. [PAR] [TLE] Tokuko Takagi [SEP] Tokuko Takagi (高木 徳子 , Takagi Tokuko ) was a Japanese dancer and actress in early silent films.  She was the first female Japanese performer to appear in a film professionally, appearing in four shorts for the American-based Thanhouser Company between the years 1911 and 1914.  After returning to Japan, she was Japan's first dancer to dance in toe shoes.
[PAR] [TLE] Pointe shoe [ SEP ] A pointe shoe is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work . Pointe shoes were conceived in response to the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph - like and have evolved to enable dancers to dance " en pointe " ( on the tips of their toes ) for extended periods of time . They are manufactured in a variety of colors , most commonly in shades of light pink . [PAR] [TLE] Tokuko Takagi [ SEP ] Tokuko Takagi ( 高木 徳子 , Takagi Tokuko ) was a Japanese dancer and actress in early silent films . She was the first female Japanese performer to appear in a film professionally , appearing in four shorts for the American - based Thanhouser Company between the years 1911 and 1914 . After returning to Japan , she was Japan 's first dancer to dance in toe shoes .
What type of shoe did Tokuko Takagi wear that evolved o enable dancers to dance "en pointe" (on the tips of their toes) for extended periods of time?
What type of shoe did Tokuko Takagi wear that evolved o enable dancers to dance " en pointe " ( on the tips of their toes ) for extended periods of time ?
Pointe shoes
Pointe shoes