also: トゥシューズ · トーシューズ
noun
pointe shoes; toe shoes
Ballet shoes with a reinforced toe box that allow dancers to stand on the tips of their toes.
バレリーナは新しいトウシューズを履いてリハーサルに臨んだ。
The ballerina put on new pointe shoes and went to rehearsal.
バレエシューズ refers to soft ballet slippers, while トウシューズ specifically means pointe shoes with a hard toe box.
Loanword from English 'toe shoes', referring to ballet pointe shoes.