Pointe Shoes

Every dancer dreams of starting the one and only class that everybody knows is so famous. What is this beautiful class? It is Pointe, the gorgeous, little, squared-toed, baby-pink slippers that so many dancers strive to wear. Who wouldn’t want to dance on a three-inch surface supporting three times her own body weight? Beauty is pain and the beauty of your feet after you’re done and the pain-staking hours it takes to break in the shoes is so worth it. The most crucial step in taking this class is getting your pointe shoes. Make sure they are the smallest pair in the store. They will stay on ten times better. If the shoe hurts when it is put on, it is the right size. There is no way of making a pointe shoe comfortable. The shoe will not be broken in either so the sole will be really hard and flat. While at the store make sure when the shoe fitter comes that you pretend you know what you are talking about. The more clueless you act the more expensive shoe they are going to try and sell. Always make sure the person fitting the shoes suggests a pad for the inside of the shoe, otherwise you’ll kill your feet even more than they already will be taking the class. The ribbons are also crucial so …show more content…
It’s a bar dancers use to balance themselves while learning technique. This will be your most hated but also most loved place in the world. It’s where you will learn all your technique and be the place where your legs will strain to make it through the reps and reps of plies that are done. Nobody starts out in pointe shoes either, so it’ll take a month or so or longer before your dance teacher thinks you are ready to go en pointe. The entire time leading up to this, you will be on demi pointe, which is where the ball of the foot is still on the floor but in releve. Many dancers are relieved once they get to go onto en pointe because it relieves so much pressure in the arches. It will also stop your feet from