How to Fit Soft Ballet Shoes
Soft ballet shoes, more commonly known as slippers, are the soft shoes you wear during practice and for floor work. These shoes keep your foot aligned for proper muscle control and for learning steps before putting on pointe shoes.
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Instructions
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Choose a shoe 1 1/2 to 2 sizes smaller than your street shoe size.
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Step into the shoes and point your toes or stand in first position. The shoes should feel a bit snug, but not tight.
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Go down a size if the shoe has lots of excess in the toe or if your toes slide forward when you move.
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Go up a size if the shoe feels uncomfortably tight or the back digs into your heel.
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The shoe fits properly when you don't have to tighten the drawstring, your heel stays in place, the tips of your toes fit almost to the tip of the shoe, and you have room to wiggle your toes.
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Tips & Warnings
As a general rule, a wide foot requires a wide shoe.
Split sole shoes fit the same as full-sole shoes.
Soft shoes tend to feel stiff and move on their own when new. Soften with a bit of shoe oil to make them more comfortable.
Use rosin on the entire sole of the shoe.
Though a proper-fitting ballet shoe should have almost no room in the toe, do not confine a child's foot in too snug a shoe. Change shoes when growth occurs to prevent injuring the foot.
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sneakersshoes
Feb 03, 2010
Yes ,this work on jump as well as walking stuffs.but the size not greater than 1/2. -
Gumbigirl114
May 28, 2007
Again, as I said in the pointe shoe fitting, a professional should fit ALL ballet shoes. A shoe that is not fitted properly will damage the foot and cause bunions, blisters, corns and other disgusting foot problems. DO NOT FIT SHOES YOUR SELF. ASK A DANCE STORE TO DO IT FOR YOU!
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Aug 06, 2006
Students who try to accommodate a ballet shoe that is too big tend to yank on the cords until gathering forces the toe forward in the shoe and away from the heel. If this is happening, the shoe will curl up when it is removed. Parents who want to purchase ballet shoes slightly roomy for their children to grow into sometimes defeat that purpose because this forward forcing prematurely wears a hole in the toe of the ballet shoe.
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Aug 06, 2006
Students who try to accommodate a ballet shoe that is too big tend to yank on the cords until gathering forces the toe forward in the shoe and away from the heel. If this is happening, the shoe will curl up when it is removed. Parents who want to purchase ballet shoes slightly roomy for their children to grow into sometimes defeat that purpose because this forward forcing prematurely wears a hole in the toe of the ballet shoe.
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Jun 30, 2006
If your shoes get dirty, instead of putting them in the washing machine (it makes them shrink) take a piece of cloth and soap and scrub at the dirty spots. If the cloth doesn't work, try using an old toothbrush.
