Pointe question. bloch pointe shoes.?

Wearing them around the house is okay, but you shouldn't do it much, because it's easy to hurt yourself without supervision. Only do it once you've had some training. Breaking in your pointe shoes is fine, but be careful not to overdo it.

I completely killed my first pair of pointe shoes, because I went a little overboard breaking them in. I've never done the sock thing, but I know other dancers do it, so I suppose it's okay. You should ask your teacher, though.

Yes! Since you haven't started pointe yet, you aren't used to how it feels to go on pointe. Going on pointe without a teacher there to help is a very bad idea, unless you've been on pointe for a little while.

It's very easy to seriously injure yourself on point if you don't know what you're doing. Once you're more comfortable with pointe, you can do plies or releves in your pointe shoes at home. But until you've had more training, you should only wear and dance in your pointe shoes at the studio with a teacher there.

As for breaking them in, I bend my shanks a little to soften them up, so I can get over my shoe better. Just bend your shoe in half, but don't bend it too hard, or you could kill your shoes. I also try and soften up the box a little by pressing on it, and hitting it against surfaces.

However, depending on your feet, you may want to do less or more, so you should ask your teacher. (I don't have particularly good arches in my feet, so I have to bend it more to make them more wearable. But some people with really good arches don't do anything, because it makes the shank too soft.) As for sewing them, if you look up 'sewing pointe shoes' on Youtube you can almost certainly find some results.

It's easier than trying to explain how to do it, because it can get a little confusing if people just say what to do. Good luck, and congrats on getting your first pair of pointe shoes! It's a very exciting time in a dancer's life, I was thrilled when I got mine.

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I would not go up on pointe before taking a class. You're first class will likely be geared to the fact that you have not done so and will help prepare you in a way to prevent injury. You should definitely break them in beforehand though.

After you sew them, walk around on demi-pointe for a while. You can also dab a little water along the top just where the shoe bends when you do this. You don't want to soak it, but definitely enough to wet the material under the satin.

This will help it bend a little easier and mold to your foot. This may sound a little extreme, but you can also step on the box of the shoe. This will help flatten it out a little and soften it so it won't cause as many blisters your first time wearing them.

To soften the arch of the shoe, just take it in your hands and bend it along where your arch is. Don't bend it too low though, you want to stay in the middle of the shoe to right along where the inner part of your heel would be. Once you figure out exactly where you like it bent, try putting it into the door hinge in just that spot and bend it.

For sewing your shoes use dental floss. Sounds weird but it works so well. Regular thread is too fragile and breaks easily.

Also take a lighter and melt the ends of the ribbons. This will keep them from fraying. Careful not to light them on fire, just singe them enough so they melt slightly and create a slightly pastic feel along the very edge.

You might want to also look through youtube videos to see people break in their shoes. It might be a little easier to understand seeing someone do it versus trying to figure it out from written form. Good luck on your first pointe class!

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