Is there a left and right ballet shoe?
Yes and no. When you buy them, there is no definite left or
right shoe whether it's a soft shoe or pointe shoe and even some
jazz shoes. More in pointe shoes, as you start to wear them you
decide which shoe works or feels better on which foot. The only
time when you buy them, that I can think of, that you might have a
right or left shoe is if one foot is bigger than the other. A lot
of people (depending to the size difference) get two different
pairs and each pair is a different size.