ballerina shoe
noun
plural ballerina shoes
: a ballet shoe for a woman or girl
Two years and several pairs of ballerina shoes later, [Jordan] Miller was offered a scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet in New York, so she packed her bags and headed to the big city.—Julie Crothers
Designers draw their ideas from the streets and sometimes from places they take out of context. For example, ballerina shoes that were traditionally worn for dancing have been redesigned for street wear.—Jenna Cho
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“Ballerina shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballerina%20shoe. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
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