Anniedancemum

Hi all, my daughter had a dance show at the weekend and her ballet shoes are absolutely filthy. They’re white satin split sole and they’re now grey with big black marks all over them, the stage was disgusting. Is there anything I can do with them or are they just fit for the bin? They still fit and have only been worn a handful of times so would really like to save them if I can. Thanks everyone.

I would agree with lots of what has been said here. However, my daughter isn’t naturally flexible either and has to work hard. We found FlexAbilities by Shelby on You Tube and it’s really helped. There are lots of short videos to work on different things and they’re all different levels depending on ability. What I would say though is, watch her carefully while she does them and adapt as necessary. My daughter is 7 and she finds it really helpful to have someone to copy/guide her when stretching at home rather than just trying to remember what to do. I do watch her though to make sure she’s not going to hurt herself and adapt where necessary.

Thanks very much.

Everyone at my daughter’s dance school uses ‘The dance shop’ in Prescott. Lots of other local schools use it too.