All About Ballet Pointe Shoes But Were Afraid To Ask

All About Ballet Pointe Shoes But Were Afraid To Ask

Before doing anything. How old is the child? How many years of ballettraining has she done? How many times per week is she taking or has takenballet classes? How is her body weight, thin, skinny, chubby, slightlyover weight or a lot?

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The following, as you can see, is for information purposes only. What youare about to read will give you some idea of what Ballet Pointe Shoesis all about.

These questions should be taken into consideration before trying on pointe shoes for your little girl. Oh yes. there are other questionsthat have to be answered before going on pointe.

Her ballet teacher should be the judge of when she should go on pointe.It will also depend on how many years of ballet she has had, whatdance level she is in and how old she is before going on pointe.

“My Way or Their Way”, you as a parent may ask. If you were to ask 2 balletteachers when should my child go on pointe, you will receive, but not inwriting, 2 different answers. Change Ballet Schools or move to another cityand you will have different answers. So what do I DO?

First and foremost, find out how many children and at what age do theygo on pointe in the school your child is enrolled. Ask questions of othermothers. Observe other children when they are taking point class. Lookat them and think about your little girl, will she be able to do whatthe other girls are doing? How long have they been taking pointe classand what age are they now?

Please remember to ASK questions. If you don’t know which ones to ask justgo to her teacher and say, “My little girl wants to go on pointe, is sheready?” Her teacher should be able to give you the information needed tomake a decision.

If her teacher says she is ready to go on pointe then it is the timeto fit her first pair of pointe shoes. This is going to be themost difficult choice to make. More questions.

Where to buy the pointe shoes? Which style (many to choose from), size (correctfitting is a MUST), which width B,C,D E (narrow, medium, large etc.) Manythings to consider. Such as the Shank, Box, Vamp. If you go to http://www.ballet-feetfirst.com you will find the answers.

Having purchased the pointe shoes, were you surprised how expensive they are?Do you know how to take care of them, sew ribbons to the pointe shoes aswell as elastics?

If you need more information go to FAQ at http://www.ballet-feetfirst.com/pointe-shoes.html

Please do not forget to ask questions. It is very IMPORTANT to know asmuch as possible before having your child go on pointe and buying pointe shoes.