petebowes Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Does the consistent use of powdered pine rosin stain feet brown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Bare feet don't need rosin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebowes Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Pine rosin was used by ballet dancers in the early forties, it apparently was cheaper. The male dancer in question wore slippers and had feet that were stained brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Does that mean the rosin we use today isn't pine? I always thought that was the only sort? It is golden colour when in crystals, but turns white when crushed. Even the tinies love being allowed to stand on little crystals in the rosin box to crush them. I would suspect that the brown colouring on your dancer's feet was perhaps wood stain from the floor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebowes Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) The color of rosin is dictated by the time of year during which it is collected. If the resin is tapped in late winter or early spring, it will be gold or amber in color and hard when set up. As the seasons change to summer and fall, the color of the resin darkens and the consistency softens. Edited January 9, 2018 by Ian Macmillan Changed to normal font size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebowes Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Pas de Quatre .. another question. How do you clean the inside of a ballet slippers of accumulated rosin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Not sure why the inside is getting dirty. There is a product called "Sticky stuff remover" which might work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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