Bloch offer several pointe shoes, each tailored to a specific need:

• Alpha - a shoe for professionals, with a 3/4 outsole to allow maximum bend in the arch.  Good for Grecian (somewhat tapered) high profile feet.
• Amelie - Designed for beginners.  Recommended for a medium profile, Grecian (somewhat tapered) foot.
• Aspiration - this budget shoe is aimed at beginner students. Best suited to a medium profile, square (Giselle) foot.
• Axiom - Recommended for low profile, narrow Greek or Egyptian feet.
  
• Axis - this shoe features Bloch's revolutionary TMT process.  Best for an Egyptian (tapered) foot, medium profile.
• Balance European - a gift for the dancer with wide feet! Recommended for Giselle (square) feet.  Medium vamp.
• Heritage - for those who like the look of a Russian pointe shoe.
• Morph - for advanced students and professionals, for a low profile square foot.  Long vamp.
• Serenade - Bloch's best-selling pointe shoe, recommended for a low profile, square foot.   Long vamp.
• Serene - A variation on the Serenade for those who prefer a v-shaped vamp.
  
• Signature - this shoe offers two versions for the professional - 'rehearsal' for a  longer life, and 'performance' for faster breaking-in.  Best for medium profile, high volume Grecian feet
• Sonata - the new version of Sonata features TMT.  Best for a high profile, square foot.  Long vamp.
• Suprima - if you have an Egyptian (tapered) foot, you'll appreciate this shoe.    Low profile, short vamp, Egyptian foot.
• Sylphide - designed for beginners.
  
• Synergy - a middle-of-the-road shoe - medium profile, medium vamp, best for a square foot.

History of Bloch Ballet Shoes

It may surprise some people to learn that Bloch is an Australian brand. First created in the 1930's by Jacob Bloch, the fame of the Bloch pointe shoe was spread across Europe and America by ballerinas who toured Australia and fell in love with the shoe.

This clip shows Irina Dvorovenko of American Ballet Theatre in her Bloch pointe shoes