Episode 8: Fitting Pointe Shoes with Esther Juon

In Episode 8, we meet the inspiring Esther Juon whose journey in dance has taken her from dancing at the Opera House in Zurich, to teaching ballet in the UK to becoming an expert pointe shoe fitter - even getting the opportunity fit pointe shoes for Bolshoi Ballet and the Vaganova Academy. She now lives in Aotearoa and shares her expertise in the science of fitting pointe shoes. Whether you are a ballet teacher, a ballet dancer, work in dance medicine or strength and conditioning there is lots to be learned from Esther's years of expertise and her passion for the subject, plus her journey in dance is a super inspiring story!

MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.