PAVLOVA

Ernst SCHNEIDER (1881-1959) was a German photographer who photographed people from all the performing arts, and later fashion.The modern pointe shoe is often attributed to Anna Pavlova, who was one of the most famous and influential dancers of her time. Pavlova had particularly high, arched insteps, which left her vulnerable to injury when dancing en pointe. She also had slender, tapered feet, which resulted in excessive pressure on her big toes. To compensate for this, she inserted toughened leather soles into her shoes for extra support and flattened and hardened the toe area to form a box.