Ballet Slippers? (again)?

I wear the split-sole canvas Leo%26#039;s Arabesque slipper


and i was looking as different kinds of slippers because the elastic thing that is tied into a bow and tucked in (i don%26#039;t know what its called) but i guess i untied it and it was too short so it just retracted into the sides. I fixed it before but i%26#039;m not sure that i cen get that elasic out again.





I want to get a full sole one because people said that it would help me work harder to point which is good for pointe. Is that true?


I also want to get leather because I haven%26#039;t tried leather before.





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Ballet Slippers? (again)?
Split sole or full sole, the choice is yours. Ask your ballet tutor for advice. Pointe shoes are completly different. they are more solid, and with the support you need. Do not go onto pointe in your demi pointe shoe.





Your dance teacher will advide when you should go to pointe. This should not happen until your feet are ready and your ankles strong.
Reply:I would say stay with spilt sole cause if you go to full sole it will give you less experince on pointe cause it will not let you point your foot as widely as possibe for my 10 years of ballet i always used spilt sole now goin on my 11 year i always get good resault and compliments on my point in my foot it also helped me on pointe shoes cause my feet are used to being pointed for that long .


hope i helped ♥♥


Thats just my openion not saying your dance director is wrong or anything !
Reply:I hate it when the elastic goes in too. I wouldn%26#039;t get a full sole, they don%26#039;t help you with your point, they just make it look like you aren%26#039;t pointing your foot. Leather never worked for me because my feet sweat a lot. They also tend to stretch out and get dis-colored easily. I would say, stick with the split sole canvas, but you could always try a different brand. Oh and for your elastic problem, what I do is tie little knots at the very end of the string that way they can%26#039;t go through the hole. Hope I helped!
Reply:i dont know what you mean by full sole shoes, but demi-pointe shoes help you get up to pointe faster and when you get to pointe, you will be used to the shoes.


if youre already on pointe, you should go to a very good dance store and get measured and find out which pointe shoes will fit you best. i hear gaynor mindens are great, you might want to try those.
Reply:I don%26#039;t really agree that the full sole will stregthen your feet, I would just a lot of good foot and ankle excersizes. But for the slipper I would try Grisko with the split sole, and V vamp. They let your arch show and complement the foot. but they are canvas. They work really good for me, atleast try them on.
Reply:full soles do nothing to make your foot work harder, and there hasnt been, in my opinion, a flattering full sole since before capezio came out with the daisey.


i personally prefer leather, it molds to the feet better and it will not crack if you sweat, that%26#039;s just bogus information. theyt last longer and arent as slippery on marley as canvas shoes. leo also offers the arabesque in leather with a canvas insert, which is almost the same as the bloch leather split sole. as far as the knot, i also just do the ti and tck, but its also perfectly fine to double knot it and cut the excess elastic so you dont have to do it everytime you put your shoe on, or make a small not in each side of the elastic to keep it from retracting.


as far as pointe, you wont benefit more from a full sole than a split sole, much more goes into selecting a pointe shoe than what you used for a class on demi.
Reply:A Note About Leather: Be sure Not to dance barefoot when wering leather shoes, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wear tights and/ or light socks. and let the shoes dry out after dancing. Otherwise the lether will become hard and brittle and eventuly break. This happened to me. Also leather shoes take a bit longer to break in than fabric shoes so keep that in mind for proformances.
Reply:Split sole shoes help your point.
Reply:I highly recommend staying with split sole. Full soles do not compliment your feet AT ALL!!! Whoever told you that full soles would make you better on pointe was partially right but mostly wrong. They don%26#039;t make much of a difference at all for when you go on pointe, but the make the curves in your feet very unflattering and they make your feet look like a beginner%26#039;s. I would also suggest leather instead of canvas. Canvas gets dirtier a lot faster and with leather the dirt is easy to clean off with a warm rag. The shoes I have are actually really nice because they are complete leather except for the arch which is canvas. Some that I have not tried but look very nice are the shoes that have leather and then mesh on the arch. I guess its your choice though, Good Luck!!!
Reply:Pesonaly I like split sol much better it gives you a much nicer pointand more shaply! It%26#039;s true one sol makes you work harderbecause the point you will get look horible! I don%26#039;t think letter is a good chois either it makes you sweat sooo much more and you can not get leather shoes with air holes! If you have not tried them befor good job you really never shoul!





Thats my advice i hope it helped %26lt;3 Mandy



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