A new pair of pointe shoes lasts me roughly one full-length performance. In rehearsal season I go through three or four pairs a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every dancer has a ritual. Mine is darning the platform, cutting the satin off the tip, a drop of shellac inside the box and then bending the shank until it gives exactly where my arch wants it to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are starting pointe, see a professional fitter and listen to your teacher. The right shoe is the one that fits your foot, not the one your favourite ballerina wears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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