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Capezio
Contempora The Capezio Contempora is a good shoe for beginniners and
advanced dancers. It has a number 2
(I think)
shank which allows a short break in time. The wear time may be shorter
if you have extremely strong feet and tend to over arch.
Capezio
Aerial The Capezio Aerial. Some say that they are a very good shoe
but others say that they don't like them because the bow pinches their
feet and gives them Blood Blisters The shank is usually easy to break in.
Bloch
I have heard that Bloch Pointe Shoes are very simalar to Aerials. The shank
isvery hard and the box pinches. Or so I have been told. However, it is
said that if you have very strong feet these may be quite good for you.
Gaynor
Minden These shoes cost about $75 but they are worth every penny. They
are very comfortable and very well constructed. the only bad thing about
them is that they have a pre mad arch which makes it hard to roll through.
The arch can bemolded to where you want it with a hair dryer, but it's
not as flexible as some other pointe shoes. Because the sole isn't
flexible they are not reccommended to first or second year Pointe
students. You need a shoe that is flexible in order to strenthen your feet
for advanced work.
Freed
of London i uses freeds pointe shoes, i find them good although the
shark is hard to break in but they are really comfortable and theydon't
really cost very expensive (depending on the size) and u can really work
your arch in them. |