Pointe shoes with enhanced impact protection and resistance to moisture degradation

A pointe shoe for enhancing a dancer's ability to stand on pointed toes, the pointe shoe having a tip portion, a front portion, a right side portion, a left side portion, a front bottom portion, and a rear bottom portion;

• the tip portion, the front portion, the right side portion, and the left side portion comprising:
• an outer fabric layer configured to present an attractive outer surface of the point shoe;
• an outer silicone layer, attached inside the outer fabric layer, the outer silicone layer being configured to present an outer moisture barrier;
• a paper mache layer, attached to the silicone layer;
• a viscoelastic urethane polymer layer, attached to the paper mache layer, configured to evenly spread impact of pointed toes of the dancer;
• an inner silicone layer, attached to the viscoelastic urethane polymer layer, the inner silicone layer being configured to present an inner moisture barrier to protect at least the paper mache layer from moisture;
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• an inner fabric layer, attached to the inner silicone layer, configured so as to allow the toes of the dancer to breathe.