dancergirl24 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Hi Im 15 and recently have been asked to get pointe shoes. Does any one have any tips in breaking them in? they are bloch sonata and soo hard! Also some people have told me to buy the suede patches and some have said darn them my tecaher dosent mind either ut im not sure whats best? thanks Edited January 14, 2013 by dancergirl24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi dancergirl24, congratulations on getting pointe shoes! :-) Before you start breaking your shoes in, have you shown them to your teacher to make sure that she is happy with the way they fit you? She will also give you suggestions for breaking them in. My dd wears hers around the house with clean socks over them to keep them clean (if you do this, be VERY careful not to slip, especially going up and down stairs). Wearing them warms the shoes up and helps them mould to your feet. Then she rises up and down to 3/4 pointe, to soften the shoes at the demi-pointe. She gently bends the shank but I would definitely check with your teacher how best to break your particular shoes in. My dd grew out of several pairs of pointes in quick succession when she first started en pointe, so 2 years on we have only just started darning them. Suede patches are fine to start off with as your teacher doesn't mind either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I would get your teacher to break them in with you, point shoes need to be broken in correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Before you do anything - anything - to the shoes ask your teacher to check them on your feet to see if they have been fitted correctly. Then ask her how she would recommend you break them in. Before she sees them - do not walk around in them because if they look at all used and the fit is incorrect the store won't take them back. Eventually, every dancer developes her own way of breaking them in. I used to do it very gently with my hands. I never liked the patches and so I darned the platforms of all my pointe shoes. Also ask your teacher what she recommends in the way of protection for your toes. I always used lamb's wool and for a heavy day of rehearsals I added an ace bandage. Lots of luck to you - this is a big step forward! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancergirl24 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi thank you very much for your help. I have takeen thm to my teacher and she has okay them already. Im in the middle of changing schools as this school ist the greatest and teacher not to helpful. So im really confused in the whloe darning, suede patch thing? Iv been wearing them around the house and massaging the te box and tying to bend them although they are still extrmely really tip dont think i will get sontantas again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I think the Bloch website has instructions for breaking in their various styles of pointe shoes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hi thank you very much for your help. I have takeen thm to my teacher and she has okay them already. Im in the middle of changing schools as this school ist the greatest and teacher not to helpful. So im really confused in the whloe darning, suede patch thing? Iv been wearing them around the house and massaging the te box and tying to bend them although they are still extrmely really tip dont think i will get sontantas again. I think you should wait until you get your school and teacher issues settled. You need a helpful teacher most of all. I know its difficult to wait - I really really do know this - but you need to get that settled first. Until then I think you need to put the shoes in a drawer, and when you get a new teacher take the shoes into her to look at and give you advice. This is true for the patches/darning issue, too. Suppose you were to do one or the other and your new teacher prefers one over the other? You're just going to have to be a bit patient so you can do this the right way. That way you won't have any regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancergirl24 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 I've already joined the new school and the new teacher dosent mind either so im really unsure Thank you for all your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 In that case, I would start with suede patches first and see how you get on. Darning can take a long time to start with and you could go through shoes quickly to start with! :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancergirl24 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thank you very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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