For second year in a row, Kristin Sloan of NYCBallet has collected signed merchandise from the NYCBallet to Auction on Ebay for the Aids walk 2008.  She launched the auction from her behind the scenes blog, thewinger.com.  Check out the Photos, they are really beautiful, I almost think they should sell prints of the the dance shoes that Sloan took.  Also take a look on thewinger, they have a section that demystifies the pointe shoe.