r/BALLET • u/No-retinas • 16d ago
Constructive Criticism Fitters: how would you refit this dancer?
I'm interested in learning more about how to fit pointe shoes and this dancer showed up on my fyp. I'm curious how the fitters in this group would solve the issues here, which (and I'm guessing) seem to be the width of the shoe mostly? But also the profile of the shoe? Or the overall shape?
It seems to me like it's obvious these do not fit and are hindering proper alignment, but again, not a fitter myself so I'd love to hear your opinions.
Note: not sure if this was a professional fitting or just someone who acquired them themselves, didn't do a ton of digging and I don't want to post their handle.
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u/Hour-Revolution4150 15d ago
So you’re correct, these shoes don’t fit but that’s not the problem here. The real problem is that this person shouldn’t even be IN pointe shoes. They don’t have the necessary strength to get en pointe, evident by them “hopping” onto the box. They have zero idea what they’re doing.