How to measure your forefoot for choosing the right pair of GRISHKO ballet pointe shoes Size If you cannot try on a pair of our pointe shoes at a ballet shop in your area, we shall explain how to take your measure youself. Please follow closely our guidelines.
Width In order that the pointe shoe could fit your foot perfectly, the Grishko Ltd. Manufactures ballet pointe shoes in a variety of 5 widths in each size. If you try on a pair of pointe shoes for the first time and do not know the right width, ask your teacher for advice or choose a medium width. Please have in mind that the foot sweat stretches the shoe fabric while dancing. Thus, in a couple of hours the pointe shoe will take the form of your forefoot. There are five width options of the Grishko pointe shoe models: x - very narrow xx - narrow xxx - medium xxxx - wide xxxxx - very wide Shank The dancer chooses the needed shank for comfort while dancing, so that the insole would support securely the foot arch. The shank upholds the “working heel” of the insole when the dancer is standing on pointe, gives more flexibility, assures easy transition from pointe to demi pointe and vice versa, ets. The hardness of the shank has no influence on the longevity of the pointe shoe. The choice of the right shank is always a very individual matter. In order to choose the needed shank, you should rather ask your ballet teacher. There are five shank options of the Grishko pointe shoe models: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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