Back to Pointe!
Pointe Shoes are like musical instruments, they permit us to
discover our balance and poise, and how to be a ‘part of the show.’
Young women who want to be Ballerina go through many stages of
growth. At the Ballet Studio we don’t build our muscles like body-
builders, we are discovering how ‘we feel’ and how our bodies work -
no need to look into the mirror- we can ‘feel’ each muscle responsible
for the lift in our leg, we feel which muscles allow us to turn freely in
a pirouette. As the young Ballerinas, we adapt, grow and learn how to
know ourselves deeply, almost on a spiritual-level.
With music, Ballerinas learn many things, we move our bodies and
arms to the music but not in unison, we let the music influence
different parts of our bodies differently, our arms are speaking and expressing some part of the orchestra’s music, are legs sometimes act as if they belonged to another dancer, and yet our upper body remains
poised and still as we hold are head up high with grace.
It takes talent and practice to learn how to make different parts of
our body actually contort and move in completely different directions.
We move and orient our body-parts to work entirely differently while
making it look effortless and free to our audience. Ballerinas are
deeply aware and conscious of their bodies and how to control them.
We are body, mind and spirit all rolled into one.
Jumping is another trick, sometimes we jump high with G.A.
Pointe Shoes on, landing on Pointe, and sometimes we jump with
many other Ballerinas all together making our bodies look like we are
all one, so here we must work as a team and flow together. Training
starts early in class, all of us kids trying to do all our movements at
the same time, this practice really pays off when you are on stage with
other Ballerinas moving with the music and jumping in synchronicity.
We can jump to the sky with GA. pointe shoes , the absorbing foam makes a soft
toe pillow that feels more comfortable. Learning to overcome pain in your Pointe Shoes without showing your audience is another trick, we have to show no agony, only happiness and smiles like any other performer in the world: “the
show must go on.” When we join a troupe of Ballerinas traveling the
world, we become like family and we are the show, not as
individuals, but as a team.
Confidence is our friend, and being connected to ourselves and all the hundreds of other people who make the Ballet a success is a real joy. And yes, Ballerinas work hard but heh, I mean, how many people wear pink Ballet slippers at work. It’s important to have the right Pointe Shoes, that’s for sure. As
with all instruments some shoes are like a beach guitar, or a concert
guitar, and others are like a Stradivarius violin. For Parents who are
always looking after their budgets, price is an important factor,
especially since their budding Ballerinas need new Pointe Shoes all
the time as they wear out fast with all the practice time in class, and
the many yearly performances, but without the instrument, without
our beloved G.A. Pointe Shoes well, you won’t be able to learn how
to feel focused and alive with each step; flying free like a spirit in the
wind – that is what we live for.
Jump high dancers! cuz this place is only for cosmonauts...
WELCOME TO PARAZITKA'S DREAMLAND
Back to School uniforms, book bags, all-kind-of school At Parazitka in our ‘online-store’ we want you to know PARENTS! we are here for you and all your children’s Ballet needs. For the budding BALLERINA, and for the professional dancer we have ‘the best’ hand-made Pointe Shoes. Why are they the best? Well, for the parents they are ‘the best’ because they cost less, and if your child has been going to Ballet classes for many years, you know: HOW MANY BALLET POINTE SHOES are needed… They are ‘the best’ for confidence-building for the Ballet dancer; our Pointe Shoes have a suede-tipped toe that helps one stay on Pointe longer, the suede tip pads the toes and prevents slipping (plus no need to darn one on yourself). The box is not made from cardboard, but with a quality silicone that keeps its firm shape for a long, long time, and the box has more room for all those scrunched-up toes making them more comfortable. Parazitka wants you to feel balanced and free to fly with confidence when you dance across the stage smiling! For Parents who want their children to experience a healthy pain- free ‘first-time’ experience on Pointe try a pair of GA Ballet Pointe Shoes from Parazitka. All our shoes are hand-made to order and we ship to all EU countries. If this is your child’s first year with her first pair of Pointe Shoes, we highly recommend you try our GA Pointe Shoes, and if you are in Istanbul please come on down and get a professional fitting at the Parazitka DESIGN HOUSE in Galata, just below the famous Tower. At the store in Galata: Parazitka has racks full of kids costumes needed for every school talent show, play, or Ballet. While you were on holiday, we have been busy-bees enlarging our costume collection, and our costume samples, plus our ‘sewing team’ is bigger so now we can really make just about anything under-the-sun. Not only do we have ‘the best’ Dance Wear in every kind, we also have fun hats and the ‘cutest tutus’ in lovely pastels for every age. At Parazitka we are ready to accommodate those growth-spurts through-out your child’s life; our pattern collection is always growing and at Parazitka, we love to put a smile on everybody’s face while dressing you up in fancy fun costumes.
DON'T FORGET !
We have been working for different Istanbul school’s for years, school talent shows, Halloween, the Nutcracker, school plays, school-
teams; we do our job well and with ‘fun’ and smiles.
Parazitka also makes children’s special-occasion outfits when they
want to look all-grown-up and stylish for the family or their friends
invites. Working with parents and their kids is what we do best, we want to take the stress out of all your dead-lines and school needs, rest assure we will not only make the cutest costumes on time, but we are like a big family. Parazitka is your salon too, please come in with your children, take a coffee and let us do what we love to do: make kids look fantastic – heh, we got this… just relax.
