Russian Pointe Almaz U-Cut Drawstring Pointe Shoes - Hard Shank

The Russian Pointe Almaz Pointe Shoes are designed for dancers with a less-full foot and moderately tapered toes. It is a light shoe featuring a pleatless toe platform, non-slip leather sole, and next-generation shank that provides a very high level of flexibility and durability.

Almaz (Russian for "diamond"), also has a low crown, medium toe platform, and fuller heel shape for the foot with less taper from metatarsal area to heel.

This is the U-Cut version of Almaz that comes with a drawstring.

Available Sizes

The Russian Pointe Almaz Pointe Shoes are available in sizes 34.5-44 (U.S. 5-12), 5 different Widths, and 4 different Shanks. Width 3 is the Medium width. Please note Width 6 is available in sizes 36-44 only. Almaz is available in Vamp 2 only, which is for dancers with medium length toes and is the most common.