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