What exactly is the differance between pointe shoes and Demi pointes?
Answer Demi pointe can be achieved in both soft shoes and pointe shoes. Demi pointes may also be another name for soft shoes. Pointe shoes are a hard shoe that have a supportive box that enable the dancer to stand on pointe. This is a pointe shoe. http://danceplanet.absolutewebhosting.co.uk/page_images/Pointe%20Shoe%20Diagram…. This is a soft shoe, or demi pointe. http://danceplanet.absolutewebhosting.co.uk/page_images/Ballet%20Shoe%20Anatomy…. Hope this helps.