Nike Cooperation
1 Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005

Dear Nike,

As a dancer, I believe that you, Nike, could venture to create the better pointe shoe. Pointe shoes have been made the same for over a hundred years, but I think you could change this. With your unconventional style and athletic knowledge, you could make many dancers happy.

The life of pointe shoes fluctuates between dancers and different foot types, but if made out of something more durable (than glue) they could probably last longer than two weeks. But the structure of the shoe and traditional style must remain the same, because as anal as ballerinas are, we will not allow colored pointe shoes for most classical ballet pieces! But we would love to have a shoe that lasts a month or more.

Also, pointe shoes are not being made with the same quality. Many companies have been slacking in their processes and the shoes just don't feel the same anymore. Just last night, my friend put on a brand new pair of pointe shoes and they were soft in the toes after the first exercise. This had never before happened to any of us and was very, very odd. I think that you could be a reliable source of ballet shoes, and always make a shoe that a dancer can count on to support her when dancing, just like all of your other products.

To conclude, Nike, in my opinion is a very altruistic cooperation. You are constantly coming up with new ideas to help different types of athletes, and i believe that you could apply this also to ballet. Please make the next best pointe shoe!!

Sincerely,
Cheyene Johnson