There is a a company called Act’ ble that does 3D printed point shoes. They are in the final stages and using professional dances to make their shoes better. They say they can last up to five months. They have three layers of 3D printed material and are made to help dancers feet and help prevent dance injuries. They have work with doctors and dances to make the best pint shoe possible. I have seen some videos from their RUclips and people say they feel like they are walking on a cloud and they are so much easier to get on the toe. If this is true they will revolutionize the point shoe industry.
Wow!!! I'm not even a dancer, but my best friend has had 3D printers for many, heez maybe even 8-10 years now and they are absolutely incredible! To know that they're using them in the medical field to make organs such as hearts, it's interesting that this wasn't done sooner with as much trouble as dancers have with their shoes. Sadly it really doesn't make the future.look goodmfor hand makers.of.ponte shoes. I mean obviously people will continue to use what they're comfortable in, what lasts longest and will honor the maker they are dedicated to. But if just a handful of dancers keep their classical roots and use their favorite shoe makes, it doesn't leave a lot of room for growth in that field and that's sad to see, or to consider from the point of view if where we stand today. I'm sure with plastic shoes and so in, they've seen this coming from a mile away, but what does that offer when it's been their passion and career for decades? Sadly this shows technology taking Jon's from people who have no other skill trade to.turm to. Leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. But from the viewpoint of how things are changing with technology, it sounds amazing. I was an equestrian eventer for 20 years before I learned I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and had to stop riding. I look at the boots they have for riders bow and how sleek the helmets look, I would have killed for those had they been an option when I was riding. To consider how awful it always was to break in new very expensive boots, the consideration of boots being made by 3D printers is really cool, I think helmets already do that and even saddles. But aside from saddle makers who are bery few and far between custom boots aren't putting cobblers out of their jobs, thats been going on longer than my 50 years (almost). I see us flooding the Earth with more and more people but removing their future to make a living. I was just thinking about this this morning, how people are so concerned with closing the borders and throwing people out, yet America is run by Mexican people. It makes absolutely no sense. But when men are running things....what can we expect? Sorry, rant over. Thus just got into my head abd under my skin the more I thought about it.
A side note for beginners: not every dancer needs to manually break their shoes prior to dancing on them, and doing so incorrectly can reder your shoes useless. Don't break your shoes unless your teacher tells you two and shows you how, unless you can afford to replace your shoes if you mess them up. A friend of mine who is a pointe instructor never breaks in her shoes because her feet are strong enough that they break the shoes in quickly just through regular dancing - if she broke them in before wearing, they would die in half the time they already do!
That is true, although some professionals have to break in their pointe shoes otherwise it's uncomfortable and the shoes are noisier on stage, so breaking them in helps the shoes mold to your feet better, and makes them quieter. Whether you break them in or not (definitely wouldn't recommend for a beginner), pointe shoes (just in general) don't last very long, and cost like $80-150 a pair, which is bloody expensive. I use to do ballet and went through 1-4 pairs a month!!
@@leeelahglitz47 yes, some professionals do. My point was that often beginners are mistakenly given the impression that you *have* to manually break your shoes, when that's often not the case for students. Manually breaking the shoe originated when there were limited varieties of pointe shoes - dancers had a handful of brands that each made a handful of different shoes. You got fitted for the best match possible, and manually did the rest. Now we have far more variation in pointe shoes that it's easier to get almost exactly what you need, and the rest can be achieved through attending class, thus manually breaking shoes is less necessary. Not to say that it's never necessary, but it's a lot less necessary than the traditions of ballet would imply. And since beginners are still going through the process of finding a shoe that properly serves their needs, breaking a shoe to make it work can take your shoe out of commission immediately, or significantly shorten it's life when it would be better in the long run to change some aspect of the shoe at purchase (ie getting a softer shank instead of taking out pieces of the inner part of the shoe). Depending on how often you dance per week, many dancers can get away with 2-3 pair of pointe shoes for the year, so I'd hate to see someone ruin their shoes and have to add another one to their budget when they/their parents weren't anticipating that many shoes.
@@Gilliebeany that's a good example of when it might be necessary, yes! Another reason might be you've found a near-perfect shoe for your foot, but only one or two things need slight altering. Rather than trying to find a shoe that's perfect right out of the box, a dancer might take the most wins possible and modify the rest. But on the other hand, many dancers can find shoes that are danceable right out of the box. Everyone has different needs, but the last thing anyone wants is to snap a shank or crush a box too hard and suddenly your $80+ shoes are unusable!
*_- My teacher made me buy some not so soft ones because she remembered breaking them very easily. But I have neither arch nor strength, so for almost half a year I couldn't go en pointe without almost dying in the attempt._* *_But now that they have been softer for a while for having stepped on them, I'm not really getting over my box, but at least it's easier. And it's also partly my fault for not practicing and for not gaining strength on my own._*
At the dance company I’m in. We aren’t allowed to use plastic pointe shoes. Mainly because they’re known to weaken your feet and pop up onto the box instead of rolling up like traditional pointe shoes.
That can happen if the shoe has too hard of a shank for the foot. Technology is advancing so rapidly in pointe shoes, your teachers may want to look into what’s new. My daughter wears gaynors with soft shanks and has beautiful roll-through. Better than the traditional shoes she’s tried before.
i use plastic based pointe shoes from the brand so danca. i forgot what the shoe specifically is called, however. you can change out the shank to be half shank or full shank and there’s a little pocket and u just pull it out. so the shank itself can die over time, but all you do is buy another one. the only reason you would need to buy another pair is if the box dies, which is hard to do in these shoes. controversial to what you said, you can mold these shoes to your foot. you steam the shank(must be wet heat not dry) and bend it by hand and put it back in the shoe while it is still hot and wet to bend it
I feel like a good idea would be having ones you can boil to make them soft and then put your foot in, molding them. Like mouth guards. Then you could have a satin or leather cover
With some of the brands, when the shoes are new, you're supposed to hold a hair dryer to your shoe (on your foot) and then dance in them a little so they mold to your foot.
There is a a company called Act’ ble that does this. They are in the final stages and using professional dances to make their shoes better. They say they can last up to five months. They have three layers of 3D printed material and are made to help dancers feet and help prevent dance injuries. They have work with doctors and dances to make the best pint shoe possible. I have seen some videos from their RUclips and people say they feel like they are walking on a cloud and they are so much easier to get on the toe.
Idk if it’s possible but like I think another important thing when it comes to breaking the shoes in yourself is you get them to bend where you want and move how you want And idk how 3d printing could solve that problem exactly
I bought my absolute dream "plastic shoes (Gaynor Mindens). Immediately fell down the stairs and tore a ligament and took nearly a year to recover fully. When I could dance again they were too small.😭 I've saved them because they're so beautiful. They're currently decorating my daughters wall.
I really don't understand why they don't take silicone moulds of peoples feet and make a silicone buffer section between the foot and the shoe for comfort and cushioning.
There's a product that does exactly that but it costs a lot more and pointe shoes are so expensive on their own most people don't bother Some professionals use it because they know what they want already but I hear it can be hard to feel what your shoes are doing if you're an absolute beginner but then again that's just what I've heard about them 🤷 I think they call it perfect toe pads or something similar
@@thegrimmestreaper44 but... Wouldn't they last longer without all the breaking in. Also, I'm thinking of a thing you could have made once to adapt your shoes and they transfer from shoe to shoe.
@@reddeadandangryatcapitalismWhen people say they break shoes in to "mold them to their feet" they don't magically start perfect fitting around your toes it just means its easier to dance the way they specifically like to dance. If you don't break them in either by doing "break in exercises" while wearing them or squishing them like some people do then they are too hard and will hinder the dancers until they get broken in enough I think if you have a specific model and brand of shoe you know you love then the molds would be great but a lot of the times dancers will have three different brands of shoes in rotation at once. They can do this either for having different shoes for different uses or they are trying desperately to find their perfect shoes which takes most dancers years to find. Also a goal for a lot of damcers is to eventually be able to do pointe without any padding at all because it makes pointe work better at a certain skill level so they will go from thick toe pads to gradually thinner ones before nothing, I think going to a mold means more cushioning than pads and that might scare dancers away when they're trying to go with less but that's just my theory
@@thegrimmestreaper44 I just feel the entire discipline has a high threshold of solving every problem with 'let the women go through more pain, damage and physical damage' and I have done a lot of sculpting and moulding, making a few moulds to go in different shoe brands isn't a big deal. Also, we can engineer running prosthesis for Olympic athletes, you can't tell me we can't create a set of point shoes that won't wear out in under a month.
Having a layer of silicone inside your pointe shoe would make it a lot harder to articulate your feet. A lot of professionals wear softer shoes with very minimal padding for exactly that reason. Having a buffer in between your foot and the shoe makes it harder to roll up onto pointe, and makes it harder to fully pointe your foot.
They have 3D printed pointe shoes, so custom printed ones based on a foot scan will be available soon. They already have custom molded gel toe pads made from a foot casting that fits each toe individually AND fits the toe box seamlessly.
Have often wondered why someone hasn't come up with long-wearing shoes before. I realize the original pointe shoe is a long-standing tradition. However, a shoe that uses modern technology, that be custom-fitted just as the standard shoes are, is long overdue.
I can’t quite tell if she is wearing a plastic on one foot or not, but if she is wearing plastic on her right foot (that is for us, not her right), it might be worth mentioning that she didn’t have much if a high Demi in that shoe, and she was having a hard time rolling up.
I've tried Gaynor Mindens,and i don't know if i was fit incorrectly or something, but they were not for me. I slid down into my box, so i got box liners. But I would still get blisters after wearing them for an hour and a half. They didn't fit, they rubbed in very uncomfortable places, caused blisters, too soft, all around not for me.
Same. The thing with the plastic shoes is they mold to your foot only slightly but not as much as a traditional shoe. So if the fit isn't great, that will never change. I tried several styles and sizes of Gaynors but could never find one that fit right. I feel like they are best for people with square feet and strong, high arches.
Don’t buy vegan leather for point shoes or shoes in general, the wear on those items is to high considering how fragile vegan leather is and it will begin to chip quickly. Investing in ethically sourced leather goods is better for the environment (bc it’s bio degradable) and better for you because the items will last much longer. Vegan often comes with the contraction that an item is plant based but vegan leather isn’t and it is made of plastic, although others may argue this is green washing and it’s important to understand the trade in sustainability and longevity that you are making when you buy vegan leather over genuine leather.
Genuinely curious, it seemed like you were having a hard time getting over your box, was that an intentional part of strength training or do you think it's just the angle?
Personally, I don't like plastic ones onnmy feet because I like to properly fit my shoes and customize them. However, I know plenty of ladies that adore them. Just use whatever is best for you 😊
Some furniture being sold as “wood” today is made from laminated cardboard and wood shavings glued and pressed together. So, not far off. If they can call that wood, I guess you could call a pointe shoe wood.
If it’s plastic, can’t they just heat the plastic and mould it to the persons foot? I think other people have said it but why not use the flexible plastic that reverts back to its original shape once heated to a certain temperature? Warbler is a type of plastic that you can use that’s flexible so is it not possible to use warbler as a base? I’m just wondering why they haven’t made it customisable if it’s been 20 years since its creation and we’ve been moulding plastic to make mouth guards, retainers and art for decades now.
Before pointe shoes they didn't go on their toes. They only went up to demipointe, just like you would if you were dancing in ballet slippers. Marie Taglioni was the first dancer to go on pointe in 1832, and she didn't have what we would think of today as pointe shoes. She wore ballet slippers that she darned and put padding in. She had extremely strong feet, but she also didn't do any moves that would have required her to be on her toes for an extended period of time.
Controversial opinion…well possibly, idk many people who have an interest in watching ballet, but anyway- my opinion is that it’s better to hear the jumps because it reminds you that you’re watching an athlete. It almost doesn’t look real to me, and that sound makes me think “wow, this is real”
But that noise is a key part of a ballet performance 😂 thst thudding really takes me back and maies me feel so nostalgic 😂 keep standards in ballet. Sick of seeing it being broken down bit by bit.
As a counterpoint, professional ballerinas can go through a pair of point shoes in 3-5 days, not to mention waste from making that many shoes, there's always some. That's a lot of waste (even if it's probably mostly biodegradable over a really long period of time, though they probably end up incinerated) in a year and we don't need more waste either... I'm honestly not sure what's worse for the planet at this point. In other arguments, the plastic shoes would lose a lot of people their jobs, which I'm not down for. It might be worth it if the dancers and other people involved in making a show (costumers, set makers, lighting engineers...) got a raise with the money ballet companies would potentially save, but I have a feeling that wouldn't happen. So it's probably best to stick to tradition for now.
@@anivijudi Exactly. As I said the world is on fire, so there are problems with any solution, and we have to way the pros and cons to do the least harm.. I just hope they have a good system for when the shoes are dead
Dude, chill. I'd be pretty embarrassed if I heard you correcting an exchanged student or tourist on their pronunciation. Even those who's mother tongue is English, don't always pronounce words correctly. Maybe next time correct them with a little more kindness and be more polite. 😊
@@EurekaBodylove your profession reply. Everyone has some word in which they clip or modify with slang. Your English is awesome and I am very impressed by those who can speak fluently two or more languages! Way to embody the Keep Calm and Dance On spirit!
There is a a company called Act’ ble that does 3D printed point shoes. They are in the final stages and using professional dances to make their shoes better. They say they can last up to five months. They have three layers of 3D printed material and are made to help dancers feet and help prevent dance injuries. They have work with doctors and dances to make the best pint shoe possible. I have seen some videos from their RUclips and people say they feel like they are walking on a cloud and they are so much easier to get on the toe. If this is true they will revolutionize the point shoe industry.
I got you. Update coming!!!
@@EurekaBody Cool can’t wait to see!
@@EurekaBodyyay!
Wow!!! I'm not even a dancer, but my best friend has had 3D printers for many, heez maybe even 8-10 years now and they are absolutely incredible! To know that they're using them in the medical field to make organs such as hearts, it's interesting that this wasn't done sooner with as much trouble as dancers have with their shoes. Sadly it really doesn't make the future.look goodmfor hand makers.of.ponte shoes. I mean obviously people will continue to use what they're comfortable in, what lasts longest and will honor the maker they are dedicated to. But if just a handful of dancers keep their classical roots and use their favorite shoe makes, it doesn't leave a lot of room for growth in that field and that's sad to see, or to consider from the point of view if where we stand today. I'm sure with plastic shoes and so in, they've seen this coming from a mile away, but what does that offer when it's been their passion and career for decades? Sadly this shows technology taking Jon's from people who have no other skill trade to.turm to. Leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. But from the viewpoint of how things are changing with technology, it sounds amazing. I was an equestrian eventer for 20 years before I learned I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and had to stop riding. I look at the boots they have for riders bow and how sleek the helmets look, I would have killed for those had they been an option when I was riding. To consider how awful it always was to break in new very expensive boots, the consideration of boots being made by 3D printers is really cool, I think helmets already do that and even saddles. But aside from saddle makers who are bery few and far between custom boots aren't putting cobblers out of their jobs, thats been going on longer than my 50 years (almost). I see us flooding the Earth with more and more people but removing their future to make a living. I was just thinking about this this morning, how people are so concerned with closing the borders and throwing people out, yet America is run by Mexican people. It makes absolutely no sense. But when men are running things....what can we expect?
Sorry, rant over. Thus just got into my head abd under my skin the more I thought about it.
omg pls i need
A side note for beginners: not every dancer needs to manually break their shoes prior to dancing on them, and doing so incorrectly can reder your shoes useless. Don't break your shoes unless your teacher tells you two and shows you how, unless you can afford to replace your shoes if you mess them up.
A friend of mine who is a pointe instructor never breaks in her shoes because her feet are strong enough that they break the shoes in quickly just through regular dancing - if she broke them in before wearing, they would die in half the time they already do!
That is true, although some professionals have to break in their pointe shoes otherwise it's uncomfortable and the shoes are noisier on stage, so breaking them in helps the shoes mold to your feet better, and makes them quieter. Whether you break them in or not (definitely wouldn't recommend for a beginner), pointe shoes (just in general) don't last very long, and cost like $80-150 a pair, which is bloody expensive. I use to do ballet and went through 1-4 pairs a month!!
@@leeelahglitz47 yes, some professionals do. My point was that often beginners are mistakenly given the impression that you *have* to manually break your shoes, when that's often not the case for students. Manually breaking the shoe originated when there were limited varieties of pointe shoes - dancers had a handful of brands that each made a handful of different shoes. You got fitted for the best match possible, and manually did the rest. Now we have far more variation in pointe shoes that it's easier to get almost exactly what you need, and the rest can be achieved through attending class, thus manually breaking shoes is less necessary. Not to say that it's never necessary, but it's a lot less necessary than the traditions of ballet would imply. And since beginners are still going through the process of finding a shoe that properly serves their needs, breaking a shoe to make it work can take your shoe out of commission immediately, or significantly shorten it's life when it would be better in the long run to change some aspect of the shoe at purchase (ie getting a softer shank instead of taking out pieces of the inner part of the shoe).
Depending on how often you dance per week, many dancers can get away with 2-3 pair of pointe shoes for the year, so I'd hate to see someone ruin their shoes and have to add another one to their budget when they/their parents weren't anticipating that many shoes.
This! Breaking was taught to me as when you need new shoes part way through a show
@@Gilliebeany that's a good example of when it might be necessary, yes! Another reason might be you've found a near-perfect shoe for your foot, but only one or two things need slight altering. Rather than trying to find a shoe that's perfect right out of the box, a dancer might take the most wins possible and modify the rest. But on the other hand, many dancers can find shoes that are danceable right out of the box. Everyone has different needs, but the last thing anyone wants is to snap a shank or crush a box too hard and suddenly your $80+ shoes are unusable!
*_- My teacher made me buy some not so soft ones because she remembered breaking them very easily. But I have neither arch nor strength, so for almost half a year I couldn't go en pointe without almost dying in the attempt._*
*_But now that they have been softer for a while for having stepped on them, I'm not really getting over my box, but at least it's easier. And it's also partly my fault for not practicing and for not gaining strength on my own._*
At the dance company I’m in. We aren’t allowed to use plastic pointe shoes.
Mainly because they’re known to weaken your feet and pop up onto the box instead of rolling up like traditional pointe shoes.
That can happen if the shoe has too hard of a shank for the foot. Technology is advancing so rapidly in pointe shoes, your teachers may want to look into what’s new. My daughter wears gaynors with soft shanks and has beautiful roll-through. Better than the traditional shoes she’s tried before.
i use plastic based pointe shoes from the brand so danca. i forgot what the shoe specifically is called, however. you can change out the shank to be half shank or full shank and there’s a little pocket and u just pull it out. so the shank itself can die over time, but all you do is buy another one. the only reason you would need to buy another pair is if the box dies, which is hard to do in these shoes.
controversial to what you said, you can mold these shoes to your foot. you steam the shank(must be wet heat not dry) and bend it by hand and put it back in the shoe while it is still hot and wet to bend it
But i like hearing the bang bamg bang
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I feel like a good idea would be having ones you can boil to make them soft and then put your foot in, molding them. Like mouth guards. Then you could have a satin or leather cover
You can actually already do that with the plastic shank in a few brands
With some of the brands, when the shoes are new, you're supposed to hold a hair dryer to your shoe (on your foot) and then dance in them a little so they mold to your foot.
Pointe shoes are essentially papier mache. Getting them wet will make them disentegrate.
My only question is, because of the plastic shank, will they not squeak when they start to wear?
They still don’t last long enough for that to happen, constant use can wear them out in a matter of weeks
No squeaking!
@@EurekaBody Nice! My shoes always squeak, may be a good alt for me
I had Gamba 97's as my first pointe shoe, which has a plastic shank (god I fucking hated them) and they definitely squeaked!
@@vonlowe7187 NOOOO! Damn the squeaky shoes!
My first pair were great for two minutes :D I then started sneaking socks under my tights, and toe pads
I love the sound of pointe shoes tapping the stage.
They also hold you back from being on your box. I’d only recommend to the utmost bendiest/strong foot person
Gaynor Minden has 5 different shank strengths. If you’re being pulled back, you’re in too hard of a shank.
So I wonder if 3d printing can fix the molding to your foot problem the plastic one has
Omg that is a amazing idea
There is a a company called Act’ ble that does this. They are in the final stages and using professional dances to make their shoes better. They say they can last up to five months. They have three layers of 3D printed material and are made to help dancers feet and help prevent dance injuries. They have work with doctors and dances to make the best pint shoe possible. I have seen some videos from their RUclips and people say they feel like they are walking on a cloud and they are so much easier to get on the toe.
@@HUZZAH-4Life 😍 I love those kinds of interventions
Idk if it’s possible but like
I think another important thing when it comes to breaking the shoes in yourself is you get them to bend where you want and move how you want
And idk how 3d printing could solve that problem exactly
@@Bajamamama They print them with a bendable filament so it conforms to your individual foot shape
I love that bang, bang, bang sound of the shoes.
They should make some shoes with material that they used to Make mouth guards
I bought my absolute dream "plastic shoes (Gaynor Mindens). Immediately fell down the stairs and tore a ligament and took nearly a year to recover fully. When I could dance again they were too small.😭 I've saved them because they're so beautiful. They're currently decorating my daughters wall.
My daughter has tried other brands but always goes back to her gaynors. They fit her so beautifully that she has no pain dancing for hours.
I really don't understand why they don't take silicone moulds of peoples feet and make a silicone buffer section between the foot and the shoe for comfort and cushioning.
There's a product that does exactly that but it costs a lot more and pointe shoes are so expensive on their own most people don't bother
Some professionals use it because they know what they want already but I hear it can be hard to feel what your shoes are doing if you're an absolute beginner but then again that's just what I've heard about them 🤷
I think they call it perfect toe pads or something similar
@@thegrimmestreaper44 but... Wouldn't they last longer without all the breaking in. Also, I'm thinking of a thing you could have made once to adapt your shoes and they transfer from shoe to shoe.
@@reddeadandangryatcapitalismWhen people say they break shoes in to "mold them to their feet" they don't magically start perfect fitting around your toes it just means its easier to dance the way they specifically like to dance. If you don't break them in either by doing "break in exercises" while wearing them or squishing them like some people do then they are too hard and will hinder the dancers until they get broken in enough
I think if you have a specific model and brand of shoe you know you love then the molds would be great but a lot of the times dancers will have three different brands of shoes in rotation at once. They can do this either for having different shoes for different uses or they are trying desperately to find their perfect shoes which takes most dancers years to find. Also a goal for a lot of damcers is to eventually be able to do pointe without any padding at all because it makes pointe work better at a certain skill level so they will go from thick toe pads to gradually thinner ones before nothing, I think going to a mold means more cushioning than pads and that might scare dancers away when they're trying to go with less but that's just my theory
@@thegrimmestreaper44 I just feel the entire discipline has a high threshold of solving every problem with 'let the women go through more pain, damage and physical damage' and I have done a lot of sculpting and moulding, making a few moulds to go in different shoe brands isn't a big deal.
Also, we can engineer running prosthesis for Olympic athletes, you can't tell me we can't create a set of point shoes that won't wear out in under a month.
Having a layer of silicone inside your pointe shoe would make it a lot harder to articulate your feet. A lot of professionals wear softer shoes with very minimal padding for exactly that reason. Having a buffer in between your foot and the shoe makes it harder to roll up onto pointe, and makes it harder to fully pointe your foot.
They have 3D printed pointe shoes, so custom printed ones based on a foot scan will be available soon. They already have custom molded gel toe pads made from a foot casting that fits each toe individually AND fits the toe box seamlessly.
Have often wondered why someone hasn't come up with long-wearing shoes before. I realize the original pointe shoe is a long-standing tradition. However, a shoe that uses modern technology, that be custom-fitted just as the standard shoes are, is long overdue.
I like hear the bang bang bang from the shoes
I can’t quite tell if she is wearing a plastic on one foot or not, but if she is wearing plastic on her right foot (that is for us, not her right), it might be worth mentioning that she didn’t have much if a high Demi in that shoe, and she was having a hard time rolling up.
You should contact Josephine from the Point Shop. I think this would be a good long form video idea for you.
I've tried Gaynor Mindens,and i don't know if i was fit incorrectly or something, but they were not for me. I slid down into my box, so i got box liners. But I would still get blisters after wearing them for an hour and a half. They didn't fit, they rubbed in very uncomfortable places, caused blisters, too soft, all around not for me.
Oh no! That sounds like it wasn’t for your feet! Hope you found another shoe that works for you!
Same. The thing with the plastic shoes is they mold to your foot only slightly but not as much as a traditional shoe. So if the fit isn't great, that will never change. I tried several styles and sizes of Gaynors but could never find one that fit right. I feel like they are best for people with square feet and strong, high arches.
Don’t buy vegan leather for point shoes or shoes in general, the wear on those items is to high considering how fragile vegan leather is and it will begin to chip quickly. Investing in ethically sourced leather goods is better for the environment (bc it’s bio degradable) and better for you because the items will last much longer. Vegan often comes with the contraction that an item is plant based but vegan leather isn’t and it is made of plastic, although others may argue this is green washing and it’s important to understand the trade in sustainability and longevity that you are making when you buy vegan leather over genuine leather.
Incorrect, my gaynors are still loud as hell (I'm not very graceful in my landings)
I felt like was wearing clogs when I tried Gaynor Minden point shoes. Just not the response I got from dancing in traditional point shoes.
I like it ❤❤❤I wish I did ballet
I have pre bended plastic ones and its so much easuer to stand on them if you have weaker feet
my studio does not allow plastic shoes becuase we are still in training and you have to work through your feet more with traditional shoes.
Schachtner from Germany also makes plastic shank shoes; they have for a really long time.
P.S. higher profile boxes, too! So you don't get stuck with all that horrid knuckle bruising like you do with the GM's if you don't have pancake feet.
Genuinely curious, it seemed like you were having a hard time getting over your box, was that an intentional part of strength training or do you think it's just the angle?
Personally, I don't like plastic ones onnmy feet because I like to properly fit my shoes and customize them. However, I know plenty of ladies that adore them. Just use whatever is best for you 😊
Really curious what plastic they use because then you could heat it up and mold it to your foot
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Could you mold them with some form of heat gun? You’d have to be super careful not to burn it but I’m not a dancer so idk
I always assumed they were wood.
Some furniture being sold as “wood” today is made from laminated cardboard and wood shavings glued and pressed together. So, not far off. If they can call that wood, I guess you could call a pointe shoe wood.
But I like the bang bang bang sound :(
This is so random but are you at the Ballet Arts studio is NYC? Because that studio is my fav place on earth haha
Yes❤️
Would using a hair dryer help mold the plastic ones to your foot or maber what if you did that lastic stipp they use for bite and mold stuff
If it’s plastic, can’t they just heat the plastic and mould it to the persons foot? I think other people have said it but why not use the flexible plastic that reverts back to its original shape once heated to a certain temperature? Warbler is a type of plastic that you can use that’s flexible so is it not possible to use warbler as a base? I’m just wondering why they haven’t made it customisable if it’s been 20 years since its creation and we’ve been moulding plastic to make mouth guards, retainers and art for decades now.
When I took ballet in kindergarten or teacher showed us her shoes and inside it was literally a wooden block with a cotton ball on it!!!
It's not wood, it looks like wood. It's hard cardboard and material. Like a hard paper mache.
Pointe shoes have NEVER had wood in them. And the 'cotton ball' was probably lamb's wool, which is one of the thicker types of padding dancers use.
@@ThatWeirdo04 cool
Are you allowed to stand in first with hypertended knees? I have crazy hypertension in my knees but I’m never allowed to show it
What did they do before pointe shoes? I know I ballet has been around much longer than the 1800’s
Before pointe shoes they didn't go on their toes. They only went up to demipointe, just like you would if you were dancing in ballet slippers. Marie Taglioni was the first dancer to go on pointe in 1832, and she didn't have what we would think of today as pointe shoes. She wore ballet slippers that she darned and put padding in. She had extremely strong feet, but she also didn't do any moves that would have required her to be on her toes for an extended period of time.
I’m not a dancer but I would think the whole goal is to have them fit to your feet no?
Where do you get your leggings like that
Doesn't look like the best fit, looks like she can't get on top of her box
Controversial opinion…well possibly, idk many people who have an interest in watching ballet, but anyway- my opinion is that it’s better to hear the jumps because it reminds you that you’re watching an athlete. It almost doesn’t look real to me, and that sound makes me think “wow, this is real”
But that noise is a key part of a ballet performance 😂 thst thudding really takes me back and maies me feel so nostalgic 😂 keep standards in ballet. Sick of seeing it being broken down bit by bit.
Are you at Ballet Arts???😊
Yes!
is one more common?
But is it not also bad for the environment? Plastic causes polution, no matter what.
The planet is on fire.. we don’t need more plastic anything
As a counterpoint, professional ballerinas can go through a pair of point shoes in 3-5 days, not to mention waste from making that many shoes, there's always some. That's a lot of waste (even if it's probably mostly biodegradable over a really long period of time, though they probably end up incinerated) in a year and we don't need more waste either... I'm honestly not sure what's worse for the planet at this point.
In other arguments, the plastic shoes would lose a lot of people their jobs, which I'm not down for. It might be worth it if the dancers and other people involved in making a show (costumers, set makers, lighting engineers...) got a raise with the money ballet companies would potentially save, but I have a feeling that wouldn't happen. So it's probably best to stick to tradition for now.
@@anivijudi Exactly. As I said the world is on fire, so there are problems with any solution, and we have to way the pros and cons to do the least harm.. I just hope they have a good system for when the shoes are dead
I don’t feel love so yeah
Your point shoes are the wrong size, by the way...😢
I got a hella lot better idea than that crap.
SaTin, SaTin, ... NOT sa'in it's not cute
Thank you for your concern. English is my second language I’m trying my best. Don’t let me ruin your day with the wrong pronunciation.
Dude, chill. I'd be pretty embarrassed if I heard you correcting an exchanged student or tourist on their pronunciation. Even those who's mother tongue is English, don't always pronounce words correctly.
Maybe next time correct them with a little more kindness and be more polite. 😊
I guess most of Bri'ain's got it wrong then as well...
It’s sooooo cute. Who doesn’t love an accent?
@@EurekaBodylove your profession reply. Everyone has some word in which they clip or modify with slang. Your English is awesome and I am very impressed by those who can speak fluently two or more languages! Way to embody the Keep Calm and Dance On spirit!