taxi4ballet Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Does anyone know anything about these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishprincess Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 dd tried some on today!!!!! They didn't give her enough support (she has strong feet) and slipped off her heel at the back. BUT for someone with less strong feet, she says they would probably be fine. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 DD2 tried them last week and didn't like them at all. Not a problem of support but her toes were bending in the shoe and her big toe was supporting all of her weight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 They come in two styles (I think). It would be useful to know whether they are similar in fitting to any of the current models. Bit on the pricey side though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Just Ballet have some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 My DD tried them. She could only have them as a performance shoe as she has very high arched strong feet and they bent at the shank too much for normal class.X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I too tried them and wasn't keen- I have strong feet with a high arch but low profile- I found that the shoes weren't supportive at all and weren't very flattering- I eventually chose the Bloch Hannah shoes instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Swanprincess may I ask what you mean by low profile? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I asked the same question on the Capezio Facebook page a while ago and this is the response I received; “I heard that some shoes suit a more "high profile" or "low profile" foot. What does this mean? How do I know whether my foot is high or low profile?” "the profile of a pointe shoe is the depth from the drawstring to the shank (internal space). If there is a space between your foot and the top of the pointe shoe at the drawstring, the profile of the shoe is too high for you. A profile can be lowered by flattening the top of the pointe shoe box by hand. Use your palm not thumbs as that may crack the box." Hope that helps answer your question, Miracle x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Is the profile the same as the crown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thankyou swanprincess. Xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Has anyone tried the new stretch point shoes from Bloch? Opinions appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishprincess Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 DD tried them on but we didn't buy them as we were told her feet would break them. So not exactly an opinion....... just an observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 tulip - can't do a link but if you look at page 3 of topics there is a thread on these shoes already with some people's opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 There you go. http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/7190-new-stretch-split-sole-pointe-shoes-from-bloch/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Aw thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulabelle Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 My DD tried them on just for fun really, no good for her as she would break them in 5 minutes and was falling out the front no matter how well she pulled up. The lady in the shop had sold two pairs, both to older girls (18+) who still wanted to try and do pointe but only on a recreational basis. Neither girls had success in the past getting up and over their shoes properly but these apparently made pointe possible for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 I started a thread about these a few weeks ago - mods please can you merge the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I've merged the topics to keep the information in one place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I know someone who's just got a pair so will let you know if I hear how she gets on with them... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Quick update: my friend tried her shoes out in class today and really likes them. Apparently they have some padding built into the box which she likes. Dance-wise she says they feel OK so far mostly doing barre stuff, she can definitely get over them well and balance seems pretty good. They fit like a glove and she doesn't think they'll need much breaking in. The box itself isn't too hard but has a lot of support. News yet to come on how long they last! Sounds like they might be OK for those of us with feet/ankles that only just allow for pointework and don't break shoes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 My daughter bought a pair of these. They look beautiful on her feet but she says that she found them to throw her off balance? She is going to give them a couple more goes and if they don't work out then she will put it down to a poor choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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