How can you make the arch in pointe shoes better?

i have really good arch in my feet (well my dance teacher says so) and this is my first year on pointe. but my pointe shoes aren't as good as my arch is. any tips on making the arch better?

How can you make the arch in pointe shoes better?
It is probably the shoe. Next time you go for a fitting try on as many shoes as possible to see which one looks and feels the best. I have seen some girls with the most amazing feet with the wrong pointe shoes and their arches look very average.





How long have you had your pointe shoes? If you haven't had them for long then they are probably not broken in. Also, if you have high arches you brake in your shoes a lot quicker and will have to replace them more frequently (it depends on how often you dance though).





I hope this helps :)
Reply:most people's arch isnt as good their first year on pointe. my arch didnt start to look as good as i liked until the end of my 3rd year on pointe. if you wish to improve your arch, try stretching your arch in your pointe shoes before class. cross one leg over the other while facing the barre. push the top of the box (where you could see your toenails and toes with "x-ray vison")into the floor, and plie. you can also roll through your feet onto pointe at the barre. try pushing your toes into the floor without crossing your legs as well. these have worked for me as well as many of my classmates. be careful, and make sure not to sickle, or you might get a nasty injury.


If you try this and your arch still isnt up to your standard, try buying pointe shoes that break in quickly , such as bloch signature rehearsals. hope this helps!!
Reply:Hi, good question, and I'm happy to help.





Much of the time, dancers are confused about why the shoe is not molding to their feet. The answer, though, is actually quite simple: it's not the right shoe. Many dancers get the pointe shoe that simply fits their foot, but cannot understand why it doesn't provide proper support and flattering aesthetics.





Obviously, your feet are similar to mine -- high, strong arches with flexible and strong ankles. Your brand of pointe shoes is probably an English or American brand, like Bloch, Freed of London, Capezio, Sansha, Eva, etc. However, for your foot type it is essential to have a Russian brand such as Gaynor Minden, Gamba, or Grishkos. Russian brands are made for high arches and strong ankles, because in Russia, they teach very strictly the Vaganova method. The Vaganova school takes only dancers with "banana" feet, or pretty arches.





I highly suggest Grishkos, because although its brand is Russian and are made for arches like yours and mine, the English and American influence in their manufacturing and molding to the feet is obvious. The English and American shines through in its specialty: comfortable and effective boxes, and excessive ankle support. However, the Russian shines through in its specialty of supporting and flattering that beautiful arch.





If you are intent on keeping your shoes, here is a method you can try (and I'm trusting you with this because you're a ballet dancer and therefore extremely strong and sensible -- this is an excersize where you can really hurt your ankles if you don't do it correctly):





Tondu en pointe. Now bend your working leg (the one in tondu) so that the entire platform of the box is on the floor. Next, adjust yourself so that you don't hurt you knee, and start VERY slowly straightening the knee, keeping the platform on the floor. It will feel strange, but should not hurt or be excessively uncomfortable. If you feel pain or excessive uncomfort, STOP. You could seriously hurt yourself if you push yourself too hard. Once you've gone as far as you can, wait there for at least 10 seconds. Do this en croix with both feet. This will break in the shoe to flatter your arch correctly.





Good luck, hope I helped! ♥=]





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I'm not really sure why people are giving my thumbs-down, maybe I didn't answer your question fully? Anyway, sorry if I didn't answer the question right.
Reply:This means your shoes probably need more breaking in. You could ask your teacher how you could break them in more.





Basically, they get more broken in the more you dance in them. Doing simple eleves, releves, rises, plies etc. in them should break them in a bit more.
Reply:The more you dance in them, the better your arches will look.



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