This was associated with the emergence of a new trend - Romanticism, which focused on issues of fantasy, fairy tale and emotion. Ballet performances tried to reflect the supernatural atmosphere, which led to the development of a new type of ballet shoes - pointe.
Thanks to the possibility of dancing on the toes, it was possible to achieve the effect of floating above the ground in the dance, which was closely connected with the introduction of the characters of mermaids, nymphs and other unreal creatures at that time.
