Comments on: Ballet Lesson 7 of 7: Tying Pointe Shoes http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/ Discover the Secrets to Conquering Some of The Most Common Pitfalls You Face When Learning Ballet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sophie http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-41290 Sophie Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/#comment-41290 Does it really matter what side of your ankle you tie the knot of your ribbons? Does it really matter what side of your ankle you tie the knot of your ribbons?

]]> By: J http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-24931 J Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:02:46 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/#comment-24931 Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Valerie http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Valerie Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:42:19 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/#comment-225 Just keep your toenails trimmed evenly and don't get rid of callusses unless they get large enough they get in the way. Reducing the size of your calluses should be fine as long as you don't get rid of them completely otherwise you will just create more blisters. The Titanic thing is bad. She has no support for her ankles feet or toes and it can be quite dangerous to do. Toes and nail shape have very little if anything to do with it, I did it when I was younger and much more naive and I had to constantly remind my elementary ballet class that I tought last year not to do it. Don't go fully on your toes without pointe shoes and teacher aproval. Just keep your toenails trimmed evenly and don’t get rid of callusses unless they get large enough they get in the way. Reducing the size of your calluses should be fine as long as you don’t get rid of them completely otherwise you will just create more blisters.
The Titanic thing is bad. She has no support for her ankles feet or toes and it can be quite dangerous to do. Toes and nail shape have very little if anything to do with it, I did it when I was younger and much more naive and I had to constantly remind my elementary ballet class that I tought last year not to do it.

Don’t go fully on your toes without pointe shoes and teacher aproval.

]]> By: Tyciol http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Tyciol Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:21:59 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/tips/ballet-lesson-7-of-7-tying-pointe-shoes/#comment-186 This is pretty neat. I've got a lot of strengthening to do and weight to lose before I'm prepared for pointe, but now I know this is also a further prep to master. Btw, what do you advice regarding toenails, length and the shape and so forth, for how to best fit into these shoes? Also, should I file down calluses to minimize mass, or would they help fill out the shoe to add support? Also curious, you know on Titanic how Rose Dawson goes up only on her big toes? Can anyone really do that in real life? Would it be damaging? I really want to be able to do that. Perhaps that is beyond pointe? It also relates to nail shape, as obviously only ideal nails could handle that. Time for reinforcement polish! This is pretty neat. I’ve got a lot of strengthening to do and weight to lose before I’m prepared for pointe, but now I know this is also a further prep to master.

Btw, what do you advice regarding toenails, length and the shape and so forth, for how to best fit into these shoes? Also, should I file down calluses to minimize mass, or would they help fill out the shoe to add support?

Also curious, you know on Titanic how Rose Dawson goes up only on her big toes? Can anyone really do that in real life? Would it be damaging? I really want to be able to do that. Perhaps that is beyond pointe? It also relates to nail shape, as obviously only ideal nails could handle that. Time for reinforcement polish!

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