u/its_cheshire426

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Pointe shoe advice

Hi guys! I'm a beginner on pointe. I only have 30-minute classes per week, so up until now, I've had about 5.5 to 6 hours of pointe in total.

Basically, my right foot is looking like what I showed in the pictures. From picture 3 onwards, I'm standing only on my right foot. My pointe shoes (from my first fitting) are half a size bigger if I'm not wrong, to make my right toe more comfortable. My ankles are quite flexible, and I'm severely hyperextended (I made a post about it before and I'm very thankful for all the advice, I've been following it! ❤️).

My teacher says they aren't dead, but I think that with my right foot going over that much, it makes things harder for my ankles. No one in my class is even close to having their shoes slightly broken in or looking similar to mine (some can't even go fully on the box and the ones who can have very regular or straight feet). So I really don't know if they're dead or if it's supposed to look like that or if there's something wrong. The upper part of the wings is also very soft already. My left foot looks more regular i guess.

I'm fully open to listening and learning from whatever you guys have to say!

u/its_cheshire426 — 4 days ago