| Ballet shoes have 5 parts. These are: The | | | | shoes, pay attention to your toes. Stand |
| quarters, drawstrings, side seams, pleats, | | | | flat on the floor. If your toes curl, you |
| and binding. For properly fitted ballet | | | | ballet shoes are not fitting right and you |
| shoes each of these parts should be adjusted | | | | need to change your size. If your toes curl |
| to fit the dancer's foot to perfection. | | | | you cannot attain the proper technique while |
| Ballet shoes should be fitted so that the | | | | you are dancing and you will have a poor |
| dancer can feel the floor beneath them. In | | | | performance. You may also injure yourself if |
| essence, ballet shoes should feel like a | | | | you cannot perform the proper dance |
| second skin. | | | | techniques as a result of your toes curling. |
| | | | One more thing you should also pay attention |
| Ballet is all about grace, poise, and | | | | to is if your ballet shoes are too big, you |
| technique. To attain this, a ballet dancer | | | | will curl your toes in effort to keep the |
| must have excellent fitting ballet shoes. | | | | ballet shoes on. This will also result in a |
| For the best fitting ballet shoes, necessary | | | | poor performance, bad technique, and possible |
| steps must be taken. There are also some | | | | injury. |
| tips and tricks that can help a ballet dancer | | | | |
| achieve this as well. | | | | The next step is to criss cross your |
| | | | drawstrings. Then "pointe" your foot. There |
| The first thing you must realize is that your | | | | should be no gaping in the width of your |
| feet can both be different sizes. This means | | | | ballet shoes. This also means there should |
| your ballet shoes may not be exactly the | | | | be no extra space at any part of your ballet |
| same. It is not unheard of for ballet | | | | shoes. Also, there should be absolutely no |
| dancers to have two different sized ballet | | | | toe room. If there is toe room you will not |
| shoes. Try on various ballet shoes to see | | | | be able to properly "pointe" your foot. You |
| what fits best. | | | | also will not be able to feel the floor |
| | | | beneath you. Hence you cannot perform any |
| The next step to properly fitting your ballet | | | | dance techniques properly. |
| shoes is to be sure you are wearing tights as | | | | |
| you would be when you are wearing your ballet | | | | Properly fitted ballet shoes are the most |
| shoes to dance. This will help to ensure a | | | | important thing for a ballet dancer. With |
| better fit. Never try on ballet shoes | | | | all of these things in mind, you should be |
| without wearing tights. | | | | able to properly fit your ballet shoes. This |
| | | | way you are sure to be on your way to a |
| Next, when you first put on your ballet | | | | beautiful dance performance. |