How do people not have padding in their pointe shoes?

Question: How do people not have padding in their pointe shoes!?

I WOULD DIE! I'm an ouch pouch girl through and through!.

I can't dance without them, it hurts too much lol!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

I find ouch pouches way too thick!. I can't feel the floor with that much padding, and it makes me feel clumsy!.

I am an old fashioned lambs wool girl, just a tiny bit!. occcasionaly I'll use a single layer of paper towels!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It does hurt, but we usually use paper towels!. Some shoes are nasty to dance in without padding - like Grishko!. Other pointe shoes have padding in them already like the Gaynor Minden!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We just weren't allowed to wear them, so I learned without any pads!. Now that I'm really old, when I take the occassional pointe class I do spoil myself and wear pads sometimes ;)Www@QuestionHome@Com

You wean yourself off of padding!. I used to just wear Ouch Pouches, then I used tape and paper towels, and now I just use tape!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

ya thats just OUCH! but i guess u really just get use to it, but i bet the process to getting there hurtz!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i know
ive tried
and
OW! haha
i fell over
i use gellows
they work wonders!Www@QuestionHome@Com

you get used to it over the years!. It's damaging though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

u lost me at padding!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

U just get used to it but it rips ur toes apartWww@QuestionHome@Com