Abstract: Ballet shoe (2) comprising a sole (3, 6) to which is fixed a flexible upper (4) stiffened in a front part up to a substantially flat end (7) by a vamp (5) covered by said upper and adapted to surround the front part of the foot of a dancer, characterized in that said front part of said upper has on its upper surface a peak line (10) formed by points (M) of maximum height of transverse cross-sections of said front part of said upper which is offset to one side of a longitudinal plane (P) of the shoe, diverging from this plane in the direction away from the end (7) of the shoe, this front part of said upper being joined transversely on the other side of said longitudinal plane to an area forming a flat (13) widening in the direction away from said end, whereby said shoe is specifically intended for a respective foot of a dancer, the peak line being adapted to run along the top of the big toe of the foot in question.