Gamba

Gamba served London and the worldover for many years. Even for a time, making some shoes for export to Russia with their name in cyrillic.

They were bought by Repetto in the 1990's and all models have now been discontinued. Here is the shoe information we do have.

Gamba 92/93
Square box with a medium length vamp and a low profile. The shank was a full shank that was available in medium and hard strengths.

Gamba 97
A somewhat tapered box with a medium length vamp and a low profile. It had a 3/4 shank.

Gamba 96(no pic yet)
Winged square box and broad platform- same as 92 but with a
deep vamp and a stronger shank.

Profile
no description as of yet

Pirouette
Excellent for balance en pointe. Allows the dancer to "roll
through" releve easily.


Gamba Delco
A soft block shoe that offers a snug and flattering fit and is
ideal for those making the transition to pointe work.

Gamba Pro-Pointe
Special order only.

Gamba Turning Pointe
Special Order only. Professional range, 3/4 shank,
wing tip, square box and flat toe.

Gamba also has a model called "Gamba ABT" Only a few online dance stores carried this model. They described it as "Like Turning Pointe, but with a few differences." Don't know what all those differences were.We do know that this model was designed for the students at ABT.

Gamba 65 - We can see what the photo that it has a tapered box and a shorter vamp. Anything else is unknown.

Gamba 66 - tapered box with a medium- shorter vamp. Nothing else is known.

Gamba 67 - somewhat-tapered box with a long vamp. Nothing else is known.

Gamba 72 - Tapered box with a long vamp. Nothing else is known.

Gamba Russians -  These shoes were made by the Gamba company for export to Russia. They are very rare. The name is written in cyrillic. They had a very short vamp and a tapered box.

Unknown Models