This video is great, I tried on the novas and I loved them, but then I tried on the 2007s and couldn't make a decision. This video helped me decide, thank you
I wore the Novas as my first time back in pointe shoes when I returned to pointe in my 40s (danced on pointe from age 15-19). They did not work for me at all. What I liked: higher wings on side, width. What I hated: heel was too low and would come off constantly in class despite criss cross elastics; shank broke on me after 2 hours of use, making the shoe have zero support, vamp came up too high and dug into my metatarsals making it hard to demi releve and roll on to pointe. I didn't want to give up on the Grishkos so I tried 2007s. The heel worked better in that shoe and it just felt more comfortable with slightly lower vamp, but still had issues with the shanks not lasting very long at all for my bendy feet. One thing I liked about both shoes is the taper so that I never felt pressure in my big toe that sticks out.
Is there a sister shoe to the Nova that has a lower vamp? I absolutely love my Novas, but the vamp is too high, my toes are a bit shorter. The wings and box shape are perfect, but I bubble on the vamp
