Imperfect Insiders Blog

Black Friday message to the big dancewear brands

Last BLACK FRIDAY 2022 Imperfect Pointes made a call out asking the big dancewear brands, to commit to stopping OVER PRODUCTION. The dance world does not need any more Christmas themed leota...

You're Hired! Great reasons to have an ex-principal ballerina on the team 

As a former Principal Soloist with Northern Ballet I am able to give a unique insight into the day to day needs of a dancer and everything that a professional career in ballet throws at you. So wha...

FROM BILLY ELLIOTT TO ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET: Q & A WITH RHYS YEOMANS

Imperfect pointes: favourite items of studio or rehearsal gear? Oh I love a bit of Imperfect Pointes! I’ve become totally obsessed with the men's tights. I have so many different colourways now, I ...

MARIE ASTRID MENCÉ - 'HOW I DISCOVERED IMPERFECT POINTES'

As a young ballerina I was very grateful to my mom and grandmother for buying what I needed to perform, even though things such as ballet leotards, tights and equipment were expensive and we did...

Isabella Gasparini - The Start of Something New

I never gave it much thought as to where my leotards came from, what materials had been used, or what would happen to them once they were old and no longer suitable to wear. Everything changed when...

Our first Pop-up shop!

Here at Imperfect Pointes, we're on a mission to encourage more dancers to switch to sustainable dancewear and what better way to do that than by getting on the road and doing a pop-up tour?!Our fi...

ROYAL BALLET X IMPERFECT POINTES DANCEWEAR COLLABORATION

When Imperfect Pointes was asked to collaborate with the Royal Ballet to produce a leotard and a capsule collection of a sustainable activewear we jumped at the opportunity.