sickling happens in the ankle... you can see when she's on the new pointe shoes her ankles are pretty well aligned! Some dancers have difficult feet (narrow, extreme taper, bony protrusion on pinky side, or just very tight feet) that can push the box in a direction that creates a sickled shape, these dancers have a very tough time creating a nice line and have to work even harder than girls who have a nice natural "un-sickled" line. You can tell this young dancer has been working hard to make the most of her line, and I'm disappointed in a community that didn't see that. I have some students that were blessed with ballet feet and some that have had to scrape for every ounce of flexibility that they have. Great job helping her out, Josephine!
Alot of people pointed out that she was still sickling in the new shoes, but you also have to remember that it's most likely because in her old pair, she wasn't able to be correctly aligned and she probably hasn't built up the correct muscles. The new pair should be able to keep properly supported and now she can focus on keeping her alignment correct. Trying to dance in ill fitted shoes is much harder on a dancer than people would assume. I've gone through a similar experience where my first pair were fitted for what my needs as a beginner were and not for my foot shape at all. It was so painful that I couldn't even finish a class. Glad she could get properly fitted this time.
What a difference! I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for Hannah to dance in those previous shoes, and it sure looked like she tried! Hopefully these new shoes will help with her tendonitis too.
Hi Pointe Shoe Shop, I’m a teacher in the Bay Area and I was wondering if these sickled types of students are ever conventionally “ready” for pointe. This is how their feet are from birth and from my experience, they are very non-pliable. Stretching feet and proper strengthening and alignment over box during the first year of pointe are my priority to begin. Just like you note in your vid, they put a lot of weight on the outside pinky toe, making them want to bend their knees for fear of falling. No matter how much I correct them and physically manipulate them, the heels will not stay forward with ease like the student in this video. Other than pointe work, the student is steadily excelling in all other ballet work. I suppose patience on both our parts and a good shoe will eventually pay off but i can’t bear to hear some people say they shouldn’t be en pointe when this is a huge privilege they’ve worked long and hard for.
So... Everyone works hard for pointe shoes, even the ones with ballet feet. And if they practiced so much shouldn't there ankle be strong enough for pointe and then it wouldn't be sickeled. It's not to be mean that we say this it's because the chance of falling and breaking you're ankles increases, and in worst cases could stop the ballerina from dancing.. That why you wait...
True, children develop differently and at different speeds! This student has beautiful legs and looks like she could accelerate. It’s important not to give up hope and to continue to motivate them & work with them. Giving them little assignments to work on during the week before their next lesson, will help them and strengthen those specific areas.
😊Fellow adult here that has Cerebral Palsy left side with a "natural sickled foot" you are correct in that we have to work harder to grasp techniques and forms correctly. It's quite hard. Despite my hardship since birth, I do quite well in ballet.
I used to dance on pointe until a really bad knee injury put me off the stage for good. I remember it so well though. That almost high feeling of finding the right shoes. And the relief when your fitter not only knows their stuff but is super sweet too. Bad ones do exist unfortunately... Its great to see these dancers getting into good shoes with the help of a good fitter :) keep up the amazing work Josephine :)
You are just so brilliant! This is so informative as I am taking over the ballet program at our studio and have many issues with girls on pointe. So valuable! Thank you!!
I have a tip for pointe shoe sickling: before putting on your shoe, keep your foot completely parallel, don’t move it, and trace the inside of your box to the side of your big toe while putting it on. This’ll make your platforms look like they’re pointing outward.
Saw a comment here that I definitely agree with. When you practice in shoes incorrectly it can also make the look of sickling permanent (in the shape of the shoe.) I’m a male who dances on pointe and our ankles don’t have the same flexibility or strength that girls often do, so although I’m getting stronger of course I have a lot of small technical things to fix. I’m on my third pair of shoes now. My first pair looked HORRIBLE so I ripped the shanks out and made them into flat shoes. I’ve improved some, and I’m not sickling as much. You can really tell when I occasionally put on my newest pair of shoes that give me the most support. Although I am improving it’s hard to tell in my older shoes.
First of all Josephine... you did the best fitting for me several months back. Thank you! Feel free to correct me, but is the dancer truly ready for pointe work? I feel as though the sickling problem (to the extent illustrated in the video ) should be corrected prior to pointe work. Any thoughts?
I am no dancer by any means so anyone feel free to correct me. But she could've been en pointe prior to the tendonitis and could've been completely fine. Maybe the tendonitis is that bad
If there were no problems like sickling before the shoes and has the strength she should be ready. If these problems were already happening they could have tried to fix it but it’s their teachers decision. For example my company doesn’t give pointe shoes till your 12 and ready. There are adults in my company still trying for theirs. It can always be because of the shoes. She probably wore them out quickly and started sickling. Correct me if I’m wrong but from being on pointe this is what I would say. :)
Double comment, sry. Question though, when students are initially fit for pointe and then require new shoes, isn’t someone noticing the problems such as Hannah’s? Why didn’t they address it? How do they decide to call you in Josephine, and do you see all the girls or just the ones with issues? Lol I am so freakin interested in this. I will say, I’ve always loved documentaries on various dance companies or ballerinas so maybe your videos are like an extension of that for me.
That's some serious sickling. She doesn't look ready for pointe to me... But I'm just going by her feet. She looks like she's been doing something incorrectly for a long time and a new shoe isn't really a fix but it's a start.
I am learning I think. I immediately said “she needs more support in the shank” ( listen i know it’s not rocket science but I’m not a dancer so I was proud of my correct answer lol). Her sickling appears pretty severe, even with harder shoes you can still see it to some extent albeit not as much. Is that due mostly to the weakness in the ankles so she isn’t finding the solid support she needs to form the “straight line” you see of most ballerinas legs/feet? I feel like it would be painful to be on pointe like this?
im in my moms account, and i have a less eevere case of Hannahs issue and yes, it hurts to sickle because you are straining your foot in a really odd position and trying harder doesnt help it.
I did a different kind of dance, so I used different types of shoes for my pointe work, but the principle should be the same. If shoes are broken in with someone’s bad habits at their worst or someone is in a shoe that isn’t good for their dance style/physical needs, the shoe could actually pull your feet and legs into the wrong angle. Over time the wrong shoe or a shoe broken the wrong way for a dancer’s foot structure can cause muscle memory for bad form. This is especially true for tendinitis and sickling. All of the dancers I trained with who had achilles tendonitis or were recovering from an Achilles rupture had to train harder than any of us to have correct form in their foot and ankle region for pointe work, and occasionally it would cause other posture issues as well. Again, I did a type of dance that used shoes nothing like pointe shoes (we didn’t even have shanks) so I could be wrong, but that is what I learned in my experience assisting other dancers with their shoe fittings.
Yes it would definitely hurt since the alignment is wrong and puts pressure on weaker parts of the foot. Yes it's due to weak ankles since they're not quite strong enough to maintain the position of a "winged" (not sickled) foot
Hi! My friend says you go to Dance 1 to fit pointe shoes and demi pointe shoes! I think it’s really cool how you do that and it just makes the experience so much better and fun.
Zara Kumar Dance 1 was one of my first mobile customers. They are one of the sweetest and most supportive groups. Even though I don’t fit in Southern California anymore, I always try to make it there when I can. They have a special place in my heart.
I had problems with pointe shoes making my feet look sickled because I have feet that are wider in the metatarsal area and long tapered toes. What I found helpful was to go to a narrower shoe that was not as tapered and use jet glue to give extra support in the wings.
At least in my case, when I got my first pair of pointe shoes, I didn't have the strongest ankles or most flexible feet, so it hurt, normal pointe pain but since it was so new I created the bad habit of sikcling to take the pressure and pain off my big toe, also they were very soft and unsupported shoes, so when I got a new pair I immediately focused on learning to stand and dance over the shoe correctly and getting used to it. So for her it could be a mixture of injury, bad habit, and wrong shoe. I'm not criticizing her, I'm just saying that as well as looking for the right shoes, you also have to get yourself used to standing and dancing correctly, it can indeed be very challenging.
My feet do this too and I thought it was just me. I have wider feet though any very triangle shaped foot too. I'm getting my second pair tomorrow so hopefully I find a pair that help!
I have a hard time not sickleing on my foot with tendinitis. Just an injury you have to work through. Huge difference for her even though she is still sickleing.
Ooo are the new shoes russian points??? My favorite ❤ thank you so much for helping out hannah AND for helping me! A student of mine has strong ankles but I have noticed her struggle to keep towards the big toe of her box (I don’t normally teach her point) and even though her ankle is straight, the shoe makes her look sickled. This video helps, Great job!
I've watched a lot of these videos and the pair that she first wears is the worst fit I've seen so far! Good thing she got some help and into a better shoe :-)
I didn't realize it until this video that I was having similar problems with my shoes (though not to that extreme) I just always thought I like put them on wrong or something.
tmalfieri1 actually, she has an injury. Sometimes I’ll take them off center and have them rehab with a PT in pointe shoes. Sometimes I will have them come off all together.
So I don’t have an amazing point, I have trouble getting over my box and I sickle quite a bit on my right foot. I try my best to keep my weight in the big toe, but it feels like the shoe is forcing me onto my pinky toe. I’ve also been told that my suckling could be because my foot is trying to get me over my box, and it’s only able to do that is it sickles. Right now I have Bloch pointe shoes and it is my third pair, but my first two pairs were Nikolay streampoints. If anyone has any advice please tell me!
I have a big boy issue. SO my feet are wide but flexible and all the shoes i get put in are a soft shank and im always way too over my box so its a little difficult to balance. and usually most hard shank pointe shoes are for narrow feet :/
thank you josephine for addressing most of the problems i have! i do happen to drop to my left pinky toe (my weak side is my left :( ) slightly more than my right. what are your opinions about fixing it?
Im not a professional or anything but if your shoe works well for your right but not your left, maybe add extra padding on the outside of your foot? Or try a shoe with overall stronger wings
I have a question. My ankles are really flexible. To the point that I’m kinda scared to do pirouettes because I’m afraid that I’m gonna go over and break my ankle. My instructor tells me that she’s afraid about me being en pointe because of my over arching problem. Other than darning, what do I need pointe shoe wise that will help pull me back a little bit
Hi...not a pointe shoe fitter, but I have been dancing for a long time and worn lots of pointe shoes. Have you considered trying a harder shank? I have a friend who has crazy flexible feet like you, and she currently wears hard shank Gaynor Mindens... before that, she wore Russian pointes (very hard shoes, lol!). Like I said, I'm certainly no expert, but if you haven't already, maybe try experimenting with harder shoes. Also, you can reinforce your shanks with some jet glue...I've personally never tried it because I like my shoes pretty soft, but lots of girls at my studio do it...idk, give it a shot! Hope it helps. Best of luck and happy dancing!
the shoes that I’m in now don’t make a harder shank. I would love to wear Gaynor Mindens but my foot is too wide for them. Russians never feel quite right in the box..... idk.... I’m using jet glue now and once the glue cracks, they go back to letting me overarch again. I doubt Josephine would ever come to Arkansas to fit me tho
Anyone have answer for me? I’ve never done ballet I do acro, jazz, tap, and hip hop hate hip hop I wanted to do ballet not hip hop but not enough people wanted too do it and I’m upset but because I can’t I practice at home when I was fitted for my ballet flat before I was told there was no ballet I was told my the fitter I have a great turnout and pointe and I can walk on my toes do u think I could get pointe shoes away? And do you need a letter or approval from a teacher first?
Hey Brooke! It's important to take ballet classes, and get a recommendation/approval from a teacher first. Otherwise, you could get seriously injured. There's lots of ballet classes online that you can take from home, but it's extremely important for a teacher to let you know when it's time to go en pointe. Good luck and happy dancing!
@@ThePointeShop thank you so much! That’s great too know I don’t want to get hurt:)! By online do you mean just like RUclips videos I can find or actual online (like zoom) listens with a teacher watching? Thank you again! Love your videos!
@@brookebrand6033 When she says online she means you need to pay and get an actual teacher teach you through zoom where they can actually see you and critique your technique RUclips is not it is this is what your mindset is you’re too young to be on the Internet
She doesn’t look ready for pointe in all honesty. I got put on pointe 2 different times, I got taken off pointe twice because I simply wasn’t ready and was suffering with sickled feet all the time! It wasn’t until further training and continuous improvement that I was ready to go on pointe. Her right foot even in the new shoe is still extremely sickled - I understand she had tendinitis which is something I struggle with too, but honestly she doesn’t seem ready for pointe.
If the shoe is right, you don't actually suffer. I think that's what Josephine and other good fitters try to ensure everytime. I'd say a well fitted pointe shoe is way better than any high heeled shoe for that matter. No one stays on pointe for a full 3 hours, not even for a production, while you can have people standing in high heeled shoes for hours while working. Also no one is forced to wear pointes, if you do, find a new teacher. No ballet teacher in their right mind would put a student on pointe if she's not ready.
It isn't supposed to be extremely painful. Just like a workout where you are very sore after. You'll feel pain but it's happening while you get used to your pointe shoes. Of course this is if they are fitted correctly.
I really don't see the point (no pun intended!) why she is still going en pointe when she simply isn't strong enough to do so, her technique is very poor, the tendinitis is caused by her poor technique it isn't an injury per say it is a disorder. It is obvious that poor technique has been going on for years and going en pointe has stretched the tendon even more , it is negligent to keep her en point as that tendon could rupture or she should badly sprain or even break her ankle with those unstable ankles ....
sickling happens in the ankle... you can see when she's on the new pointe shoes her ankles are pretty well aligned! Some dancers have difficult feet (narrow, extreme taper, bony protrusion on pinky side, or just very tight feet) that can push the box in a direction that creates a sickled shape, these dancers have a very tough time creating a nice line and have to work even harder than girls who have a nice natural "un-sickled" line. You can tell this young dancer has been working hard to make the most of her line, and I'm disappointed in a community that didn't see that. I have some students that were blessed with ballet feet and some that have had to scrape for every ounce of flexibility that they have. Great job helping her out, Josephine!
Hayley Havener thanks for this info.
yeah! my feet are narrow and very tapered and bony. so my feet sickle easier so i have to work a lot harder to make sure not sickle them 😂
Alot of people pointed out that she was still sickling in the new shoes, but you also have to remember that it's most likely because in her old pair, she wasn't able to be correctly aligned and she probably hasn't built up the correct muscles.
The new pair should be able to keep properly supported and now she can focus on keeping her alignment correct. Trying to dance in ill fitted shoes is much harder on a dancer than people would assume. I've gone through a similar experience where my first pair were fitted for what my needs as a beginner were and not for my foot shape at all. It was so painful that I couldn't even finish a class.
Glad she could get properly fitted this time.
What a difference! I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for Hannah to dance in those previous shoes, and it sure looked like she tried! Hopefully these new shoes will help with her tendonitis too.
Oh Lordy, that looked like a tough one.
Hi Pointe Shoe Shop, I’m a teacher in the Bay Area and I was wondering if these sickled types of students are ever conventionally “ready” for pointe. This is how their feet are from birth and from my experience, they are very non-pliable. Stretching feet and proper strengthening and alignment over box during the first year of pointe are my priority to begin. Just like you note in your vid, they put a lot of weight on the outside pinky toe, making them want to bend their knees for fear of falling. No matter how much I correct them and physically manipulate them, the heels will not stay forward with ease like the student in this video. Other than pointe work, the student is steadily excelling in all other ballet work. I suppose patience on both our parts and a good shoe will eventually pay off but i can’t bear to hear some people say they shouldn’t be en pointe when this is a huge privilege they’ve worked long and hard for.
So... Everyone works hard for pointe shoes, even the ones with ballet feet. And if they practiced so much shouldn't there ankle be strong enough for pointe and then it wouldn't be sickeled. It's not to be mean that we say this it's because the chance of falling and breaking you're ankles increases, and in worst cases could stop the ballerina from dancing.. That why you wait...
True, children develop differently and at different speeds! This student has beautiful legs and looks like she could accelerate. It’s important not to give up hope and to continue to motivate them & work with them. Giving them little assignments to work on during the week before their next lesson, will help them and strengthen those specific areas.
😊Fellow adult here that has Cerebral Palsy left side with a "natural sickled foot" you are correct in that we have to work harder to grasp techniques and forms correctly. It's quite hard. Despite my hardship since birth, I do quite well in ballet.
I used to dance on pointe until a really bad knee injury put me off the stage for good. I remember it so well though. That almost high feeling of finding the right shoes. And the relief when your fitter not only knows their stuff but is super sweet too. Bad ones do exist unfortunately... Its great to see these dancers getting into good shoes with the help of a good fitter :) keep up the amazing work Josephine :)
You are just so brilliant! This is so informative as I am taking over the ballet program at our studio and have many issues with girls on pointe. So valuable! Thank you!!
I have a tip for pointe shoe sickling: before putting on your shoe, keep your foot completely parallel, don’t move it, and trace the inside of your box to the side of your big toe while putting it on. This’ll make your platforms look like they’re pointing outward.
Saw a comment here that I definitely agree with. When you practice in shoes incorrectly it can also make the look of sickling permanent (in the shape of the shoe.) I’m a male who dances on pointe and our ankles don’t have the same flexibility or strength that girls often do, so although I’m getting stronger of course I have a lot of small technical things to fix. I’m on my third pair of shoes now. My first pair looked HORRIBLE so I ripped the shanks out and made them into flat shoes. I’ve improved some, and I’m not sickling as much. You can really tell when I occasionally put on my newest pair of shoes that give me the most support. Although I am improving it’s hard to tell in my older shoes.
First of all Josephine... you did the best fitting for me several months back. Thank you! Feel free to correct me, but is the dancer truly ready for pointe work? I feel as though the sickling problem (to the extent illustrated in the video ) should be corrected prior to pointe work. Any thoughts?
I am no dancer by any means so anyone feel free to correct me. But she could've been en pointe prior to the tendonitis and could've been completely fine. Maybe the tendonitis is that bad
I agree! I think she shouldn't be en pointe quite yet. She need to work on turning out and on feet strength.
Its exactly like that with my friend and she has really strong feet. So I'm guessing it's the shoes
i think she’s ready but Josephine said that she has tendinitis so that’s the reason her feet look like that...
If there were no problems like sickling before the shoes and has the strength she should be ready. If these problems were already happening they could have tried to fix it but it’s their teachers decision. For example my company doesn’t give pointe shoes till your 12 and ready. There are adults in my company still trying for theirs. It can always be because of the shoes. She probably wore them out quickly and started sickling. Correct me if I’m wrong but from being on pointe this is what I would say. :)
So glad she met up with the Pointe Shop. She could have given up without someone really knowledgable to help. She has such pretty legs and nice feet.
Double comment, sry. Question though, when students are initially fit for pointe and then require new shoes, isn’t someone noticing the problems such as Hannah’s? Why didn’t they address it? How do they decide to call you in Josephine, and do you see all the girls or just the ones with issues? Lol I am so freakin interested in this. I will say, I’ve always loved documentaries on various dance companies or ballerinas so maybe your videos are like an extension of that for me.
That's some serious sickling. She doesn't look ready for pointe to me... But I'm just going by her feet. She looks like she's been doing something incorrectly for a long time and a new shoe isn't really a fix but it's a start.
I love these videos! You are great at explaining everything. Can we maybe have longer videos where you go more into detail?
I am learning I think. I immediately said “she needs more support in the shank” ( listen i know it’s not rocket science but I’m not a dancer so I was proud of my correct answer lol). Her sickling appears pretty severe, even with harder shoes you can still see it to some extent albeit not as much. Is that due mostly to the weakness in the ankles so she isn’t finding the solid support she needs to form the “straight line” you see of most ballerinas legs/feet? I feel like it would be painful to be on pointe like this?
CovynX X lol I thought the same thing and was shocked when she said she needed more support on the shank
im in my moms account, and i have a less eevere case of Hannahs issue and yes, it hurts to sickle because you are straining your foot in a really odd position and trying harder doesnt help it.
I did a different kind of dance, so I used different types of shoes for my pointe work, but the principle should be the same. If shoes are broken in with someone’s bad habits at their worst or someone is in a shoe that isn’t good for their dance style/physical needs, the shoe could actually pull your feet and legs into the wrong angle. Over time the wrong shoe or a shoe broken the wrong way for a dancer’s foot structure can cause muscle memory for bad form. This is especially true for tendinitis and sickling. All of the dancers I trained with who had achilles tendonitis or were recovering from an Achilles rupture had to train harder than any of us to have correct form in their foot and ankle region for pointe work, and occasionally it would cause other posture issues as well. Again, I did a type of dance that used shoes nothing like pointe shoes (we didn’t even have shanks) so I could be wrong, but that is what I learned in my experience assisting other dancers with their shoe fittings.
Wow, for a non-danced you are insanely knowledgeable!!!
Yes it would definitely hurt since the alignment is wrong and puts pressure on weaker parts of the foot. Yes it's due to weak ankles since they're not quite strong enough to maintain the position of a "winged" (not sickled) foot
Omg this is the exact problem I have, my feet are also really narrow! I still haven't found a good shoe for me, wish I could be fitted by you
Hi! My friend says you go to Dance 1 to fit pointe shoes and demi pointe shoes! I think it’s really cool how you do that and it just makes the experience so much better and fun.
Zara Kumar Dance 1 was one of my first mobile customers. They are one of the sweetest and most supportive groups. Even though I don’t fit in Southern California anymore, I always try to make it there when I can. They have a special place in my heart.
I had problems with pointe shoes making my feet look sickled because I have feet that are wider in the metatarsal area and long tapered toes. What I found helpful was to go to a narrower shoe that was not as tapered and use jet glue to give extra support in the wings.
At least in my case, when I got my first pair of pointe shoes, I didn't have the strongest ankles or most flexible feet, so it hurt, normal pointe pain but since it was so new I created the bad habit of sikcling to take the pressure and pain off my big toe, also they were very soft and unsupported shoes, so when I got a new pair I immediately focused on learning to stand and dance over the shoe correctly and getting used to it. So for her it could be a mixture of injury, bad habit, and wrong shoe.
I'm not criticizing her, I'm just saying that as well as looking for the right shoes, you also have to get yourself used to standing and dancing correctly, it can indeed be very challenging.
Good luck pal! Work hard and so your best! I hope that improving her shoes will help her have more confidence and feel better.
Can u do more with first pairs of pointe shoes
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My feet do this too and I thought it was just me. I have wider feet though any very triangle shaped foot too. I'm getting my second pair tomorrow so hopefully I find a pair that help!
I met her today at my studio 😍😍
Yikes, even with the new shoes her feet looked so crooked.
She's still sickling especially the right one.
I have a hard time not sickleing on my foot with tendinitis. Just an injury you have to work through. Huge difference for her even though she is still sickleing.
My dear, you can't expect a miracle to happen immediately when she has underlying issues such as tendinitis (and/or maybe weaker technique).
The new shoes will help strengthen muscles and correct the necessary alignment. It’s fixable. Josephine is good!
Ooo are the new shoes russian points??? My favorite ❤ thank you so much for helping out hannah AND for helping me! A student of mine has strong ankles but I have noticed her struggle to keep towards the big toe of her box (I don’t normally teach her point) and even though her ankle is straight, the shoe makes her look sickled. This video helps, Great job!
I've watched a lot of these videos and the pair that she first wears is the worst fit I've seen so far! Good thing she got some help and into a better shoe :-)
If she;s doing that it means her feet aren’t strong enough meaning she’s simply not ready for pointe
Not always. Please at least do your research before claiming to instantly know everything
Yup she really should get the ankle and feet flexibility before she goes on point
I didn't realize it until this video that I was having similar problems with my shoes (though not to that extreme) I just always thought I like put them on wrong or something.
Something is still wrong, even with the new pair. Possibly she has some kind of foot deformation? It just doesn’t look safe at all!
tmalfieri1 Her feet aren’t strong enough to not sickle, not deformed but maybe just not naturally as strong
tmalfieri1 actually, she has an injury. Sometimes I’ll take them off center and have them rehab with a PT in pointe shoes. Sometimes I will have them come off all together.
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So I don’t have an amazing point, I have trouble getting over my box and I sickle quite a bit on my right foot. I try my best to keep my weight in the big toe, but it feels like the shoe is forcing me onto my pinky toe. I’ve also been told that my suckling could be because my foot is trying to get me over my box, and it’s only able to do that is it sickles. Right now I have Bloch pointe shoes and it is my third pair, but my first two pairs were Nikolay streampoints. If anyone has any advice please tell me!
I have a big boy issue. SO my feet are wide but flexible and all the shoes i get put in are a soft shank and im always way too over my box so its a little difficult to balance. and usually most hard shank pointe shoes are for narrow feet :/
thank you josephine for addressing most of the problems i have! i do happen to drop to my left pinky toe (my weak side is my left :( ) slightly more than my right. what are your opinions about fixing it?
Im not a professional or anything but if your shoe works well for your right but not your left, maybe add extra padding on the outside of your foot? Or try a shoe with overall stronger wings
I have a question. My ankles are really flexible. To the point that I’m kinda scared to do pirouettes because I’m afraid that I’m gonna go over and break my ankle. My instructor tells me that she’s afraid about me being en pointe because of my over arching problem. Other than darning, what do I need pointe shoe wise that will help pull me back a little bit
Hi...not a pointe shoe fitter, but I have been dancing for a long time and worn lots of pointe shoes. Have you considered trying a harder shank? I have a friend who has crazy flexible feet like you, and she currently wears hard shank Gaynor Mindens... before that, she wore Russian pointes (very hard shoes, lol!). Like I said, I'm certainly no expert, but if you haven't already, maybe try experimenting with harder shoes. Also, you can reinforce your shanks with some jet glue...I've personally never tried it because I like my shoes pretty soft, but lots of girls at my studio do it...idk, give it a shot! Hope it helps. Best of luck and happy dancing!
Try a hard shank, higher vamp..
the shoes that I’m in now don’t make a harder shank. I would love to wear Gaynor Mindens but my foot is too wide for them. Russians never feel quite right in the box..... idk.... I’m using jet glue now and once the glue cracks, they go back to letting me overarch again. I doubt Josephine would ever come to Arkansas to fit me tho
@@whoateallmypotatoes6202 do you feel like Gaynor's are too narrow for your feet in the box? Or somewhere else in the shoe?
I totally agree with you on Russians...I tried a pair on once and immediately knew I didn't like them. They didn't feel right at all
Did she pancake her shoes? Josephine
I love the shoes you're wearing what are they?
I have that thing too
Anyone have answer for me? I’ve never done ballet I do acro, jazz, tap, and hip hop hate hip hop I wanted to do ballet not hip hop but not enough people wanted too do it and I’m upset but because I can’t I practice at home when I was fitted for my ballet flat before I was told there was no ballet I was told my the fitter I have a great turnout and pointe and I can walk on my toes do u think I could get pointe shoes away? And do you need a letter or approval from a teacher first?
Hey Brooke!
It's important to take ballet classes, and get a recommendation/approval from a teacher first. Otherwise, you could get seriously injured. There's lots of ballet classes online that you can take from home, but it's extremely important for a teacher to let you know when it's time to go en pointe. Good luck and happy dancing!
@@ThePointeShop thank you so much! That’s great too know I don’t want to get hurt:)! By online do you mean just like RUclips videos I can find or actual online (like zoom) listens with a teacher watching? Thank you again!
Love your videos!
@@brookebrand6033 When she says online she means you need to pay and get an actual teacher teach you through zoom where they can actually see you and critique your technique RUclips is not it is this is what your mindset is you’re too young to be on the Internet
I have a pointe shoe problem when I go on pointe i will roll over my box and fall and I can’t control it can you help me?
She doesn’t look ready for pointe in all honesty. I got put on pointe 2 different times, I got taken off pointe twice because I simply wasn’t ready and was suffering with sickled feet all the time! It wasn’t until further training and continuous improvement that I was ready to go on pointe. Her right foot even in the new shoe is still extremely sickled - I understand she had tendinitis which is something I struggle with too, but honestly she doesn’t seem ready for pointe.
Good lord, who fit this child for her first shoe?
What is fickling? Wobbly?
sickling , where the feet make a sickle shape/curve in. They should be straighter.
@@Crs475 thank you on both the correct term and explanation.
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Is it worth to force your feet in to something they suffer so much?
Ladida386 your feet will get used to it after time, especially with a good fit.
ack! help her fast!!! omg thank you Josephine. whew, that was painful to even just look at... So pretty and proper now.
If the shoe is right, you don't actually suffer. I think that's what Josephine and other good fitters try to ensure everytime. I'd say a well fitted pointe shoe is way better than any high heeled shoe for that matter. No one stays on pointe for a full 3 hours, not even for a production, while you can have people standing in high heeled shoes for hours while working. Also no one is forced to wear pointes, if you do, find a new teacher. No ballet teacher in their right mind would put a student on pointe if she's not ready.
It isn't supposed to be extremely painful. Just like a workout where you are very sore after. You'll feel pain but it's happening while you get used to your pointe shoes. Of course this is if they are fitted correctly.
@@jackystar5099 it might hurt after a long time wearing them, but you shouldn't get pain just from the first few minutes of wearing them.
I don't understand what "getting over" is @.@ could someone explain please?
Alexandra N it means that your foot can point on top of the box or “over it” and not being pulled back or off of the box
Those feet look like a sprain waiting to happen, and I'm not all that knowledgeable about ballet.
Not the point(e) but Hannah is seriously gorgeous!
I can’t watch 😂I have 4shots 2in the left 2in the right that gutted real bad
0:46 she’s definitely not ready for pointe if she’s sickling that much and can barely hold her balance while simply in parallel
Because the shoes look like their pancaked
Now thats a major injury waiting to happen. Her ankles really really i mean really aren't strong enough she seemed to have a hard time even balancing.
The shoes she’s been wearing before her fitting are dead.
should i say it. she doesnt look well overall on pointe. i dont even know if shes ready by the look of it
No, you shouldn’t say it. It’s not your place. You might try saying, “Hannah, I’m glad you found pointe shoes that fit you better. Never give up.”
If you sickle, you're simply not ready for pointes?!
I do ballet and that's one thing my teacher looks out for.
She is sickling and twisted very bad on her right foot in those new shoes
girl she is NOT ready for pointe
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I really don't see the point (no pun intended!) why she is still going en pointe when she simply isn't strong enough to do so, her technique is very poor, the tendinitis is caused by her poor technique it isn't an injury per say it is a disorder. It is obvious that poor technique has been going on for years and going en pointe has stretched the tendon even more , it is negligent to keep her en point as that tendon could rupture or she should badly sprain or even break her ankle with those unstable ankles ....