ALS Alina ShanksFor too long, dancers have had to deal with the tyranny of the pointe shoe shankthat fickle, temperamental spine of the shoe that dictates its stiffness and support. It's a relationship of forced loyalty, where the shank has the final say and the dancer is left to suffer with a shoe that's either too soft and broken down, or too hard and unforgiving. But the Alina pointe shoe from S Dana is here to break that cycle with its revolutionary secret