Pointe Shoes preparation in 10 steps with Professional ballet dancer - included my darning technique 

Hi viewers, friends, aspiring dancers or lovers of the art form,
I am back with a Pointe Shoes preparation video.
Here I share with you how I personally customise my shoes as a professional dancer!
(I wear a special pair of Bloch)
I am sure you will find some steps of the way helpful and others might not fit your personal preparation, nonetheless I think you can still get inspired on how to make your shoe fit better to your foot.
If you are just starting with pointe work and you feel a bit lost at first, start with the basic steps, like sewing ribbons and elastics, then you can get started with the Darning (step 5), which is a wonderful trick to make the shoes more stable, but it takes some time to get the technique (spoiler: I will be making a darning video too❗️)
As I mention in the video, some steps of the way can be skipped, if you are not a professional dancer and you have limited access to pointe shoes. For example the “slicing” of the outer sole (step 9) might soften the shoes quicker and if you are a student, your teacher might also not like the look. Have fun discovering my way of sewing the pointe shoes!
Let me know if you have any questions or wishes! ❤️✨🩰📩
See you in the future,
All the best,
Giulia
Time stamps ⏱️
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Transformation
00:42 - Tools
01:50 - step 1 (step on box)
02:09 - step 2 (nail out)
03:05 - step 3 (cut inner sole)
04:16 - step 4 (glue sole)
04:55 - step 5 (darn platform)
08:50 - step 6 (lower “waist”)
10:09 - step 7 (sew elastics)
11:57 - step 8 (sew ribbons)
13:25 - special trick for ribbons
15:09 - step 9 (slimming outer sole)
16:00 - step 10 (hammer tip)
16:10 - why we do all of this work
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