How Do You Be Fitted In Pointe Shoes?
• Slide the pointe straight onto your foot. • Stand up and check if your toes touch the end. This may feel uncomfortable, but the shoe is required to fit just right in the length, to prevent blistering. • Check if any toes are overlapping. If so, the pointe shoe is too narrow. If you can easily slip a finger underneath the drawstring, the shoe is too wide. • Place one foot in the pointe position. There should be a small amount of fabric that you can pinch up at the heel(about 1/2 inch), although it should not be baggy. • Check that the shoe fits securely, if you feel any pressure tell the fitter, or if it feels too loose try to address this. • Pointe and flex your feet to ensure that the heel is not painfully tight. • You should JUST touch the end of the shoe. If you feel your toes pushing at the end, the shoe is too short. If your toes are just touching, that should be fine. Get in to first position and do a plie, if your toes still are not crushed against the end, but just touch, the
