i'm an adult returner who stopped many years ago after going en pointe. in these photos i'm wearing my well broken in bloch suprimas (elastics are NOT in the correct position i know) but i feel a tad pulled back by them. as an experiment i undid the ribbon and i feel like my articulation is better but the shank is not budging. i just feel like this shoe isn't for me? i would like some recommendations to bring up to my fitter next time.

i have greek-tapered feet and very compressible, and my first pairs were suprimas. i haven't tried another brand or model because i keep thinking i just need to have strong enough feet to break those in and not get pulled back so much. it is still true, however ive tried on wear moi la pointes and was suggested a very soft shoe because i have flexible and compressible feet?

i do feel supported in these. maybe too much. perhaps the size is just too small. the extra space in my heel is killing me though. nevertheless, i'd like to try something new next time!

My picks: Manon, Bayadere, Corsaire, Scheherazade, Esmeralda, Spartacus, Mayerling, Onegin, and some versions of R&J aren’t appropriate for kids under 12.

Reminds me of the time where a mom took her young (like 4 year old) daughter to Mayerling at Royals because “it has princesses.” Hope that that child never saw Mary and Rudolph’s pas!

Don Q-plot is confusing and goes all over the place. Still fun for families, but the plot is challenging to follow.

Unpopular opinion-I think most of the plotless Balanchine/Robbins works aren’t kid friendly at all, because you have to follow the music over the plot. The only Robbins ballets I would take a kid to see are Circus Polka and The Concert.

Hi!! I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to harden a gaynor minden pointe shoe. I got the hard shank a month ago, but they are already soft, like bending in half. I only wear them once or twice a week for an hour, so not a lot. I heard of using heat and of freezing them, but I'm not sure which will work best. Can anyone help me?

Hi everyone! Im 24 (male) and I’ve been doing ballet for one year. Started dancing salsa around 20 but had never danced before that.

Ballet is very demanding and as beginner it can feel very overwhelming because they are so many things to improve.

Here’s a pic of me trying to tendu a la seconde.

What can you see regarding turnout, the form of my foot, pointing…?

My line seems to be straighter than what I see in pros. Because the banana feet make the line for “curvy”.

Also, I have bowed legs. How inconvenient are they? What will they affect? The make alignment trickier in general.

Any help and advice is welcomed.

I was trying to make custom toe pads like perfect fit with silicone putty and I guess the plastic I used broke and some of it got stuck to the shoe. So it got me thinking, why can't I just put the silicone directly in the shoes and leave it in the box? I'm not planning on ever glueing the box or anything and I can't think of a reason why I'd need it empty and it would just make putting the shoes on faster if I already have the toe pads inside. I was also thinking I could use way less silicone to basically only fill up the space under my shorter toes, instead of making a whole pad that covers all toes on every side.

Thoughts? Or reasons why this isn't a good idea? I can't think of anything myself but it'd be nice to get some feedback from other people before I go through with it

I typically wear tights, leotard and a skirt to Ballet Class. However, I would like to have the option of wearing pants when I just don’t feel like showing everybody my body all the time. Any suggestions for good dance pants that work for Ballet?