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Question: Who would you recommend russian pointes for!?
I have bloch serenades at the moment, and going to my first lesson with them in two weeks, but my last were the aspirations which were dead quite quickly, plus I hated them!! lol!. I wanted to either try russians or capezios after these!!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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As another said, the russian pointes are for very advanced students and professionals!.

I have Bloch Suprimas, and have had them for a long while!. Just because they die quickly doesn't mean it's necessarily the quality of the shoe!. Every shoe is made differently!. The same exact brand of shoe might be great one month, and then the next, die after a week!. It also depends on how you're using them!. Professionals can go through over 100 pairs of shoes in a year just from use!. So it's expected that you can go through your pointes quite frequently! also, dying pointe shoes may also have to do with ill-fitting pointe shoes, or the incorrect shoes for your foot configuration!.

Here are some links that can help you pick out the right pair of pointe shoes for your feet and needs:
- http://www15!.plala!.or!.jp/miagolare/Eng_F!.!.!.
- http://www!.getthepointe!.com/dwear_ptsh_f!.!.!.
- http://www!.angelfire!.com/oh2/chezsarah/g!.!.!.
- http://www!.parkenet!.org/jp/ttp06!.htm

Good luck! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

My first pair of pointe shoes were the Russian Pointe Polina 3/4 shank!. Bad decision!.!.!. The box is super super hard and really loud and the shank is hard too!. They really support my arch, though and I can tell when I'm getting over my box because its really square, and its hard not to be on my box!. They last long though!. Definitely experienced dancers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

definietly try the russians!.!.!.
some are expensive, but they are a GREAT investment
capezios are average, i had them for a while, but they just completely broke one day
i have gaynor minden right now!.!.!. they are AWESOME!!
good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Russians are more for professionals!. They have very little support so unless you are amazing on pointe, you should get Capezio!. I also have Bloch Serenades too and they are great!Www@QuestionHome@Com