What's New.

* Avriel International, a new company, has those hard-to-get Highland ghillies, Celtic, Irish, and Flamenco shoes. They also produce a ballroom Oxford in both a regular or 2-inch Cuban heel. Ballet, jazz and more than thirty styles are available. For catalog, contact Avriel International, 700 Ace Road, Kelowna B.C. Canada V1X-4C5; [phone]; fax [phone].

* Sansha has come up with enough bright, multicolored "Tivoli" jazz shoes and "Soho" boots to defy a rainbow. Split-soled and and in strong canvas or patchwork leather, these foot-molding shoes join Sansha's ballet and pointe shoe line. Their split-soled canvas ballet shoe never needs breaking in and can be washed or dyed. The pointe shoe can be given a second life with their reinforcing shank insert. Ask for a catalog at their showroom, 1717 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, or call [phone]; e-mail: broadway@ sansha.com; http://www.sansha.com.

* Functional Footprints[R] is the name of an innovative tool to direct turnout and alignment, using safety features to assure rotation from the hip joints and not from the knees or feet. Other features, developed by Katy Keller, a physical therapist with experience treating dancers, signal a possible shift in balance and degree of "favoring" one side over the other. This mechanism should not be used without supervision by a therapist or teacher. Complete and clear instructions, diagrams, exercises, and cautions come with this compact, wooden device. Contact Katy Keller, Westside Dance Physical Therapy, 2109 Broadway, Suite 204, New York, NY 10023, [phone]; fax [phone].

* The United States Postal Service has created a Children's Address Book with the U.S. ballerina stamp on its cover. It contains instructions on how to address an envelope; lists address abbreviations for states, districts, and streets; and contains a place for e-mail addresses. It can be purchased at selected post offices throughout the United States.

* A half-sole suede shoe suitable for modern dance or acrobatics, with a reinforcement between the large and second toe, is available from Angelo Luzio in beige and black (style HO3). Also available is the same shoe with an elastic at the toe (style HO3E). Contact Angelo Luzio, 9185 Place Picasso, Montreal, Quebec, H1P 3J8; [phone]; fax [phone].

* Curtain Call has a new costume catalog describing new product benefits: adjustable straps for most costumes; a Guys and Dolls section of basics that can be coordinated; an expanded Best Value section; and zipper or spandex back construction for many ballet costumes. Their Idea Book is designed to locate 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 costumes, boys' selections, and theme costumes. Request a catalog from Curtain Call, 333 East Seventh Avenue, York, PA 17405, or call [phone].

* Turn your doorway into a fitness center with the Holobarre System. In it simplest form, it consists of a telescoping stainless steel bar that is easily installed, locks in place, and can be adjusted quickly. Just one, two, or several bars inserted at any height or width allows you to execute an unlimited variety of stretches and exercises. Barely noticeable when not in use, the system requires no disassembling. Contact Physical Concepts, P. O. Box 244, Yonkers, N.Y. 10705; [phone]; or www.holobarre.com.

* SelfGrip, a self-adhering athletic tape/bandage, provides maximum support and sticks only to itself. This 98% cotton and 2% latex woven support for injured ligaments, tendons, and muscles is comfortable, breathable, reuseable, and requires no pins or clips to remain in place. This thin, flexible tape fits in dance shoes, under or over tights, and is available in four widths in blue, natural, white, red, and black. Obtainable in drugstore nationwide or by calling Dome Industries, [phone].

* Guidelines in Contemporary Dance Training, by Phyllis Gutelius, a former company member and teacher for Martha Graham, is the name of a new video set of two tapes intended as a reference for teachers. Gutelius provides enough material to span eighteen months of study at two to three lessons weekly. Available from GGE Productions, 37075 Sue Street, Geismar, LA 70734, [phone]; fax [phone].

The items listed do not indicate endorsement by Dance Magazine, but are published as a service to our readers.