How to de-shank capezio pointe shoes?

Question: How to de-shank capezio pointe shoes!?

I have just got my pointe shoes and i need to de-shank them to make them into demi pointe shoes, does anyone know how!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Ask your teacher!.!.!.we brough our old pointe shoes to our teacher and she de-shanked them for us!!

or if you really want to do it yourself!.!.here are some websites that might be useful

*this one looks the most helpful because it has pictures at each step

http://www!.dance!.net/topic/5883420/1/Poi!.!.!.

other ones are!.!.!.!.

http://www!.wikihow!.com/De-Shank-Pointe-S!.!.!.

http://www!.ehow!.com/how_2241740_deshank-!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm not sure!.!.
but why didn't you just buy demi pointe shoes!?
bloch makes nice ones!. you know the pointe shows that come without a shank!?Www@QuestionHome@Com