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Question: Breaking in Pointe shoes and split soles!?
One of my teachers says that my pointe shoes are too broken in but i feel like they are perfect! this happened before with another teacher too!. How can you tell!? Is it just when you can actually dance in your shoes that you should get new ones or what!? And if i keep breaking in these pointe shoes so fast would split sole pointe shoes be better!? What are the benefits of split soles!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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They are worn out or too broken in when you go up on pointe and you sort of "push" over the point of the shoes and balance at the edge of the box instead of the platform of the box!. Go to these links for more information: http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=p9NqnfPGz!.!.!.
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=pX-PNqJr9!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You can tell when your pointe shoes are dead when either 1!. The shank of the shoe is cracked of extremelly dead [ like soft and its not supporting you anymore] or 2!. the box of the shoe is extremelly soft, and youre going over your box!.

I wouldn't recommend wearing split sole pointe shoes, they won't do anything for you feet!. It would almost be as bad as wearing Gaynor Mindens!. You wouldn't develop any strength and you would be relying on your plastic shoes!. : x

You should try ordering a harder shank or custom your shoes to be double paced!. : ]Www@QuestionHome@Com

Are you breaking them in yourself!? because if you are, you might be doing them too much!. Make sure just to bend them slightly!.
But if your not breaking them in, and they break anyways, then try a harder shank!. That will help you!. You may like the split sole feel, but pointe is meant to be done up with a sole supporting you!. I have never heard of split sole pointe shoes, but if you feel like wearing them, go ahead!. but I think it would be better when you start doing faster and harder pointe things if you have a shoe with a shank that can suport your foot and arch and keep you "on your toes"!.

good luck! :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Make sure yu dont bend them to much!. when they dont make any noise, that means they are deadWww@QuestionHome@Com