POINTE SHOES are to BALLET

POINTE  SHOES are to BALLET as CLEATS are to ?

HINT: in what sport do players use cleats?

ANSWER: soccer.

 

 Even though it may not seem so, ballerinas and soccer players are very similar.  Both dancing and playing soccer require a lot of strength.  You also need special shoes for both sports.  Soccer players wear a special type of shoe called a cleat.  Cleats are like tennis shoes with little spikes under them.  Ballet dancers wear a special type of shoe called a pointe shoe.  Pointe shoes help dancers balance on their toes.

Have you ever worn cleats or pointe shoes?

 

     Text and drawings by Ana, Kaisa, Chris, Paul and Nick in Kimball Iverson’s eighth-grade class at Sage Ridge School, Reno, Nevada.  Mr. Norm Colb is the head of school.