*once into pointe classes, continue six days a week on the special foot muscles exercises.
Once you are into a routine of pointe classes, make sure the shoes dry out in between classes.
FACTOR 3: SUPPORT The question of support in running shoes polarises the opinions and advice of running shoe manufacturers and bio-mechanists worldwide.
What is support?In very simple terms, the word 'support' in relation to running shoes, refers to the structural assistance provided by a shoe
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Support comes in many forms but, typically, there will be a more dense section of foam (referred to as a 'medial post') under the arch of the foot to provide resistance and reduce lateral movement. There are numerous supplemental methods of support and it is important to enquire and find out what these are while trying on different shoes.
*if a ballet student has time to prepare before starting dance in toe shoes, do pre-pointe exercises for a few months.
*Fit on many pairs, with your toe protectors and tights. Do a demi plie in a la seconde to make sure the shoes are not too short. Your toes should not be crushed when you plie.
I really understand when I talk to ballet moms about the ballet toe shoes worries. Especially for the moms of the "lucky" ballet students with the hyper mobile feet. If a dance student has two pointe classes a week, the toe, or pointe shoes, can be mush after four classes. What to do about this.....
The best ways to make shoes last are:
FACTOR 2: CUSHIONING A training shoe (as opposed to a racing shoe) should feel like it provides sufficient 'shock absorption' (a.k.a. cushioning) to protect your joints and muscles from the constant pounding they will endure during the next few months of run training. Different manufacturers use different cushioning systems but usually there will be an 'EVA' foam mid-sole
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*do not go on pointe too early. The feet that require the least support from pointe shoes are the stronger feet.
The stronger your feet get
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*Break the shoes in properly by bending them a little from the heel end of the leather sole, to about one inch down. This prevents the middle of the sole, or shank, from snapping under the pressure of your weight. If you have less flexible ankles, you need this help to make sure you get up onto the platform all the way.
*get the right fit and kind of shoes. Know your foot type and try on shoes that are appropriately hard, or softer.