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And though the answer meant nothing, the general looked as though he had heard a witty remark from a witty man, and fully relished la pointe de la sauce.

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With the exception of labeling changes regarding glucose homeostasis abnormalities associated with gatifloxacin therapy, the subject of quinolone safety is centered on torsades de pointes. Data published in 2001 are cited; these consist of a review of crude rates of US cases of torsades de pointes from January 1996 through May 2, 2001 (3).

Overstretching will strain the tops of your feet and do nothing to improve your pointes.

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Not all pointe shoes are made of paste and cardboard, and unfortunately your otherwise excellent piece ["First Pointes," December 2002, page 68] gives that impression.

Because George Balanchine requested silent pointes, psychologist Linda Hamilton, formerly a NYCB corps member, switched to Freeds for their softer boxes and says she broke a few wooden doors by crushing her shoes in them.

Both pointes are level a couple or so inches off the floor, the hips are up, the shoulders are over the hips with the torso lifted and forward, and the weight is centered.

They catch each ensuing footfall firmly in their hands and permit her to tread over hunched backs, but prevent her pointes from touching ground until she is gently logrolled to the floor.

To progress to a high level in classical ballet, en pointe is a requirement rather than an option.

(2) These injuries tend to occur after the onset of pointe work, (2) possibly due to the increase in training loads experienced when dancing in pointe shoes.