Ballet slipper and method of manufacturing a ballet slipper

A ballet slipper comprising:

• an integral shank and toe box molded from a thermoplastic polymeric material, said toe box including a platform at its forward end and a curved radius joining said platform and said shank, said shank having upper and lower surfaces;
• a first layer of resilient shock absorbing material covering at least a portion of the upper surface of said shank;
• a second layer of resilient shock absorbing material covering at least a portion of the lower surface of said shank and said curved radius and platform.

A method of manufacturing a ballet slipper, comprising the steps of:

• molding a shank and a toe box integrally together form a thermoplastic polymeric material, said shank having upper and lower surfaces, said toe box having a platform surface at a forward end of said toe box, said toe box further having a curved radius surface connecting said platform with said shank lower surface;
• and
• attaching a resilient shock absorbing material to at least a portion of at least of the lower surface of sad shank, said curved radius surface and said platform surface.