Makes sense that she isn't a regular in the studio, she needs to "relax" after "stressing out on holiday".I doubt she is taking lessons professionally monthly, it’s likely she will just rent a studio for a day whenever she wants to take photos. Unlikely she will do this anymore though, she seems to have forgotten about ballet.
Also you must have been dancing quite a lot for your shoes to wear out that fast? My leather ones ( not pointe shoes ) never wore out that fast.
edit: well after she sees us talking about this she might remember!
Well, the pointe shoe isn't dead because it's worn out in the traditional sense, but more like it's broken down so it's too soft and can't give me the needed support. I dance for around 10 hours per week on pointe, so with how soft the shoes I use are it's pretty "normal" from what I can see. Pointe shoes are also basically paper marche covered in satin...
If I switched to gaynor minden (I recall it is a polymor shoe so it doesn't break down in the same way as a traditional) I can get like 3 months of wear out of a pair, but I am not able to perform to the same standard as with my normal ones