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The Pros and Cons of Having Inflexible Feet and Ankles

August 9, 2018

Your feet may not be the envy of your studio, but having inflexible feet and ankles isn’t all bad. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee walks us through the pros and cons.

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