Pointe Shoe Fitting for Men 

poketvenus or 4 month??

poketvenus that’s a great idea!

Or a year

Or two years

Or three years

I know this comment is from a year ago and idk if your on pointe or not but I’d you do get pointe shoes and try it I bet you will do great and any gender can do pointe no matter what someone says ( as long as their ready )

Don't give up! You CAN do it!

First off - Anyone can do anything! It may not work the same as someone else, it may take more work and require adjustments that others may not need, but the end result is setting a goal and achieving it in a way YOU can manage! I recommend you watch the video of Katelyn Ohashi tackling the Marine Obstacle course. She's not perfect, she has limitations that require her to seek assistance (which she does!) but she makes it through and enjoys the process regardless of the setbacks. Second - Whatever you do, do it safely! One thing I like about watching Josephine is that she stresses doing the right thing for you.

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What does un-sickle mean? (I'm still learning)

Aylin Rodríguez sickling is when your pointed foot curves inwards. you want to point straight out through the tips of your toes rather than pointing in.

um what is an onion in that sense?

@@carlyrose9047oke she knows her stuff. She knows what she has to know

She really knows her onions huh???

Jane Laurent onions- What she’s working with

Waaay back when a lot of knowledge came from the agricultural aspect of life...to know your onions meant that you were skilled at knowing your craft...because there wasn't just one type of onion there were and still are many types which are better suited to making certain dishes...

Aves Raggiana the cutest feet

@@losenti926 The cutest feet, on the cutest guy!

Aves Raggiana 🔥

Really elegant

Y’all have a foot fetish lmao

Lara King she is fitting my first pointe shoes next week😊

Addie Britt she fitted me last year she’s so nice and now I found the right pointe shoes because of her:)

Pizza Is life same

I know right 🙂

This is a late reply but I hope you tried to learn and are able to do it now!

For real? That's cool lmao

For real lololololo

Accualy

lol, cool

He played the Town Crier in Cinderella at our community theatre!

Since it's been so long since you left Ballet, are your feet and ankles still strong? I'm fascinated by Ballet dancers and their strength. Just curious, don't have to answer if it's too personal of a question. :)

@@ashleymccarty Thank you for your question, and it's not too personal at all. I'm absolutely certain that my feet and ankles are NOT as strong as they used to be because there's no physical activity that works ALL the muscles in your lower legs and feet in quite the same thorough way ballet does. Having said that, even with my pine board feet (low arch, no instep, and just like these guys, inflexible ankles), and even though it's been many years, the mobility and strength in my feet and ankles is still greater than that of a person who's never danced. In other words you lose a lot of strength and flexibility through disuse and the passing of time, but you still end up with more than the average, non-dancer person.

It is NEVER too late!

I am 40 years old and just starting a "re-training" program in ballet after over 20 yrs of no training. My goal is to build my strength and flexibility enough for pointe. I believe it is truly never too late.

Yup, and more modern choreographers should feature men on pointe. I thought it was a kind of dancer-y thing people say until I watched the trocaderos, but I was like, "they're right, it's a different 'attack' (to me, it's something about the balances and landings)to women on pointe."

Yes

Yes I have seen quite a few shows where guys were on point in serious shows not in a joking way most of them were new shows though so not really hyper focused on female leads and storylines more focused on male characters but it was really beautiful seeing guys & girls lined up on point.

@@minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531 Yes this is exactly what I meant I hate how when people give examples of men on pointe it’s in a joking or mocking manner I’m so happy to see we are moving in a more progressive relationship with dance and gender

The tricks Ballerinos do in ballet are not suitable nor safe to be wearing en pointe shoes on

It is happening, slowly... very, very slowly.

Cause we never gave up that dream of being a world known ballerina.....we just had to grow up.

No ballet experience at all, but I find her videos so interesting

if you took ballet for 5 years then you have experience

Taylor Vlogs not really...ballet at age 4-9 isn’t REAL ballet. Its just fun and games haha

Taylor Vlogs yeah it is but it’s not that much

They're actually multiple brands that have started making pointe shoes for men recently :)

Well, many of the trocks have custom shoes, since they do it full time. They special order them to fit them from whatever pointe shoe company they prefer.

As I understand it the profit margins for pointe shoe manufacturers is incredibly slim.

Susan Davis I also am too tall, with shoulders like a footballer ( in uniform!). I danced until I was 16, but then serious school/college exams took up too much time. My dream has always been to be about 5’3” with straight black hair. Deep sighs from large blonde!

Your second sentence kind of prove the first sentence wrong :)

@@ytk4rv FRR

Tati D Siberian pointe shoes has actually released a shoe specifically for men!

That's exactly what I thought.

Siberian Swan Rudolfs!!!! Designed specifically for men! (I have a brother who just got fitted for pointe shoes so... I know)

@Saeeda Grace Same!

Same same 😭

Me too

The guys have more flexible feet than me

Padding wise - GM 'box liners' can be a saviour for wide feet...

Haha ikr

Camille Sutherland its sickled

@@ysabellac.1309 From what I can see only one foot is slighty sicked and even if it is he still has an amazing arch

Did you see the first guys

Who is Charlie puth

Jungkook voice: cHaLIe pUsS

DANCE SHOW MUSIC 12345 you think so?

Meg Locklear a singer

Omg I have pretty much the same foot and I’ve had to try sooo many shoes and ya honestly I’ve wanted to try many brands but the shoes were too tight. They weren’t wide enough. Right now I wear Russians rubins and they are pretty good.

Looks like all Russian Pointes to me, although I can't tell the model.

Looks like Russian pointe, the color of the satin and the sticker on the shoe

Russian pointes are very narrow though, so maybe it's a different brand. Very interesting to see this though!

looks like grisko 2007 or something similar to me

@@paulahills9546 I have quite wide large feet and RP has had a more comfortable selection from my experience

Navaji you need loads of experience of ballet 😂

It's claudia Honestly I ’m not sure what your trying to say.

@@Navaji She means that you can't just wear these without a lot of training in ballet. You will hurt your feet and knees if you have no or bad instruction.

NataliaEnchantix I am aware of that. I’ve been a professional dancer for 11 years and train and teach pointe. My original comment was based on the fact that a desire to be en pointe wasn’t listed as one of the reasons why a guy would be en pointe. Any serious ballet dancer or teacher knows point is serious business. My comment stems from the fact that you need to want it. If the guy wants to be on pointe the he CAN and should be able to train on pointe. It doesn’t just have to be for comedy and there is no need to be exclusive. These days I believe women should be encouraged to do more things that were once inherently only for men and vice versa.

NataliaEnchantix exactly!

11 is nothing. They were around a Men size 13... which is like a 14 in women.

My feet run 2 number sizes smaller in men's. So I'm a 7 or boys 5. I wear men's shoes more than most women, and often can't try them on because they don't stock things that small!

@@beautywearsboots6458 I'm a 17 year old boy with a size 5 kids sized foot

I have this problem too, and wide feet. It's so frustrating.

Yes! I am 12 and a size 11 in women’s shoes

Dane Burch I noticed this! My friend used to do this until a new teacher told her about it and now she doesn’t do it! It’s cheating the point

Several brands of pointes are effectively custom made anyway. Most Grishko are hand made as can be seen from their special order options as are Freed Classic.

On top of that you need to be certified before he can even go on point shoes it takes years

Try Siberian swans...online Russian company.

@@dianebrady6784 They seem great, hope they live to expectations given that I ever order them. Thanks for the reccomendation.

My fitter in finland said that the largest size pointe shoe she has ever sold was 45 in EU sizes and they werent even for a man :D

@@Stammyify Oh wow, that's amazing. Do you know what brand were they?

@@kaca2903 She didn't tell me that, but they stock and sell a lot of russian pointe. And the last pair they sold me (male, 42 foot EU) were also russian pointe Rubin i think. Not quite sure if i like them though :)

Chelsey Abbott it’s not super common, but more and more men are dancing en pointe now!

diego tejera she said the trockaderos.

I think the New Ballet School. The Trocaderos are a seperate company.

Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo, is the full name of the company. They are often affectionately called The Trocks