No she looks 18

EXCUSE ME WHAT??? I thought she was in her 20s, she has such a lively attitude. Knowing that makes makes more sense of her confidence and abilities though

Claudia Dean World Hi Claudia it would be great if you could give me some advice on my Bloch heritage. I started with the heritage, then went to the Merilla whisper but had trouble getting fully onto my box on second. Then went back to heritage and love them but they die so quickly. I’m now wearing Grishko dream pointe and still not loving them. I want to go back to heritage but I feel they die very quickly and I have to pay for all my own pointe shoes too. I have very narrow feet and in heritage I’m a 5 no x any advice for me? And also can you please do a video about ganyor mindens too because I’m also looking at those but are quite pricy. Thank you so much and I love your videos and I love that your also an Aussie like me xx

I did! Thank you!! 🤗🤗❤️🙌

could you please do a video on how to get your feet more mobile/have a better arch

Thanks! We do!

Yesssssss 🎉🎉

Penny Walpole Yes! The elastics are super helpful for trying on shoes

Yes! I’ve never had that in a pointe shoe fitting but I feel like it would be so helpful!

RIGHT!!!!!

When I got fitted I was given those.

Having no education in ballet, I’m asking myself “why the elastic strap for a fitting?”. Your not dancing with that strap on, so what is the purpose?

Kate Xia what do you mean? Sorry I don’t understand

Try getting a yoga block then put your foot (arch) on in and push down on your arch so it can stretch your arch. It really Helps I’ve done it and after a week my feet looked amazing 😉

that's great that you want to stretch your arch but don't do it to far bc it can weaken your ankles if u stretch them to much

also bananas feet are over rated

I don’t have “archy feet” per se, but I do have weirdly flexible feet, so they were very deceiving until I went up to full pointe, they looked wide and flat when I was just standing but when I went up on pointe the metatarsals on my feet would squeeze together and be much more narrow. I can still squeeze my feet on the big toe knuckle and pinky knuckle and make my foot a lot more narrow. I would just stretch stretch stretch every day!! Have someone pull up and Over on your foot with straight knees when you are sitting but slowly and carefully and make sure they are not sickling you. I had it naturally but my teacher still stretched them because he couldn’t get over how deceiving they were 😂😂 so they became even more flexible over time.

Emma probably helps you from slipping out the heel

same!

Sonata Singapore did that.

I did that at home when I was waiting for extra elastics so I could still practice. It really is genius.

Bristle Hof yeah i think it’s from the camera i hate it lol

Bristle Hof Yeah me too! I thought it was only me!

It's the register in the shop. The Keys make that noise

Bristle Hof I think your right

@@Estertje93 no it is not the register. You here the register clearly on 16.10 (a beeping sound) . If that other noise would be the register the shop owner would be very happy 😉 I do think it's the camera because the sound changes. I think it's the microphone.

it's NEVER too late to start dancing!

I know this isn't what you want to hear, and I'm genuinely sorry to give you the following information but I think it's madness for your teachers to put you on pointe so soon. Even if you used to dance when you were younger it's not likely that you have had enough time to built up enough strength or technique for pointe work. Especially when you're older you have to be extra careful -your body can't adapt to being on pointe the way a younger body can. Damage to the knees, lower back, ankles or feet is too easy to happen. Even if you are able to get onto pointe, your feet, ankles, legs and core haven't had enough time to develop the strength to support you safely while you are dancing on pointe. -It's awful if it's true but you may have been given very bad advice by your teachers. Check out Claudia's pre pointe tutorials. See how your technique compares. Maybe take an open class with a different teacher, see how that teacher assesses your strength. Just please mind yourself.

@@justme9818 My teachers actually told me that my body is strong enough, much stronger than some of the girls already en pointe. I am built very strong and I have very good balance. My technique is actually very far along for how long I have been dancing. I advanced very quickly and have good technique. Not only my teachers have commented on this, but other dancers at my studio, some who have been dancing for 50 years, have told me that they know people who have been dancing most of their lives that do not have the level of technique and natural ability that I have. My teachers are not sticking me in pointe shoes and starting me in the center. It will start with very short and basic barre exercises to help continue to improve my strength and balance. Once they are confident that I am ready to move into the center, that will be the next step. To be honest, I have seen countless adult beginners all over social media in pointe shoes WAY before they even have any technique what so ever. And that is irresponsible on the part of their teachers. I was determined not to go en pointe until I felt confident that my technique was ready, even if I was already physically ready. I have both physical strength and a good technical base. No, my technique is not perfect. But it is something that I will continue to work on and develop in flat shoes, as I also develop more strength and balance en pointe. Both will aid one another. The stronger I get from basic pointe work will help my technique, and improved technique will lend itself to future pointe work.

I will also add, I take five classes a week. And I am now taking intermediate classes as well. Back in the fall, when I'd only been dancing four months, I took a vacation from work and designed my own mini-intensive of sorts and took 13 classes over a 14 day period, with rest days interspersed. I have already been testing my abilities, strength, and stamina. And my teachers know to tell their students to slow down if they are having physical issues. My studio was designed for adult dancers, especially older women. We have a class called Gentle Ballet. It is designed with older women in mind. We have women in their 60s, 70s, and 80s in those classes. My main teacher, who is the owner of the studio, is well educated in anatomy, and is also certified in Essentrics. She is all about doing what is safe for your body.

I am SO HAPPY to read your posts! -It sounds like your situation is the direct opposite of what I had expected. -I'm genuinely thrilled and delighted for you. It sounds like you're having an amazing time. Best of luck! 💟

@@justme9818 I got fitted today! Gaynor Mindens! They were the only ones that didn't put too much pressure on my big toes since I have Egyptian feet. My fitters were impressed with my strength, ability to get completely over the box with no trouble, and my knowledge about pointe shoes. One of them told me she has zero reservations about me being ready. She said she's had to have awkward conversations in the past with beginners who come in and are absolutely not ready and she won't sell them shoes. I wish there was a way to post pictures with comments on here, I would post the ones my fitter took.

same here, the fitter was not listening when i told that they were hurting my little toe. he made me try only one brand and was always saying looks good, even when i said it hurts a lot. i ended with a too small pointes, i think.

My fitter gave me one pair to try and sent me home in them the profile was the highest that brand had and I'm a low profile foot so it was a nightmare

Exactly! I told my fitter that the pair she gave me was a bit too big for me, and she said, "that's ok. You can have some growing room." Like geez woman! That's exactly what I should not hear!

Okay so I'm late but when I got fitted it went like this: I walked into the store, asked for the person I had booked to fit me, she looked at my foot, gave me one pair of shoes (they were WAAAAAAAAYS to big) and said they were perfect. I said but miss, they are a bit to big and she said I'll grow into it 😒

@@christinahieke5205 wow...yall have gone through so much

This comment didn’t age well 😂

@@anything8804 I was just about to type this too haha

@@anything8804 I was about to comment that lol

Fitting videos can be a great tool. Especially in recognizing a bad fitting.

phoebe rose I know it’s so annoying

sounds like the camera was on an automatic setting that kept adjusting

I think it was the cash register

Isabella Stella congrats!

Congratulations!!

I know it’s been a year, but I’m getting mine in about a week!!!

my daughter just got fitted in Dramatica, she has always worn Heritage Bloch. We are having a problem with the heel popping off. We even moved the elastics as far back in a criss-cross form and they are still popping off. ANy suggestion? are running across this problem?

​@@Lumadonajp I would, personally, recommend another fitting. I was fitted into Bloch Triomphe (a style only available in Europe. I don't personally like the Triomphe) twice. The heel was too wide for me. Bloch Hannah had the same problem and so did Gaynor Minden shoes I had. I am now in Bloch B-Morph and they are incredible on my feet. Your daughter and I have what's known as the diamond foot. She might also have a disappearing heel as I do as well. My heels look seem to be the same as my feet on flat but heel shrinks upon going up on pointe.

NataliaEnchantix yes !!! Her heel does seem to disappear when she relevés up to pointe. I find myself sewing the back of Heritage blocks always around the heel a bit because of this, so that it aesthetically makes the line of her foot and arch look good. Thank you 💜 I will look into those too B-morphs

​@@Lumadonajp My Triomphes and Hannahs were the worst fitted pointe shoes in my dance history. Both had heels that were too wide for my feet. I have both a narrow and a disappearing heel! My feet are like this: 1. Normal arch with a very decent instep 2. Wide in the box, very narrow at the heel 3. Long (my feet are about the same size as Katie's -if you watch Kathryn Morgan-) 4. Tapered toes (well, they are in-between Giselle toes and Egyptian toes). 5. My feet and ankles are not the strongest. My feet are a nightmare for fitters. I love the B-Morphs. Aspiration were a great match for me as well. Heritage were a close second to B-Morphs in the shop as they fitted my feet well, but I could tell that the Heritage would be funny with the heel when dancing. I could always try Hannah Strong, but I am put off it as it was a nightmare shoe for me. I am looking into Russian Pointe too as I am interested in trying either Encore or Brava. However, I am pretty happy with the B-Morph so far (aside from the pressure on the big toe, which I can cope with by either putting in some lamb's wool or toe caps).

My daughter wear Gaynor's they're the only pointe shoes she can wear. Great idea I'd love too see her do a Gaynor video too !

Gaynors are AUWFUL for ur foot.

@@wowwow8104 no they aren’t! They are just like other shoes, but they have special technologies that make them last much longer, and provide more shock absorption. I’ve never worn them, but they certainly aren’t a bad shoe.

Anna Maeve I was meant to get mine today but my appointment got cancelled so it’s been moved to next Saturday.

Same!

I’d recommend trying Russian Pointes! They have a ton of styles so they can fit a lot of different foot shapes, and they have REALLY strong shanks, which are great for hypermobile feet. They have light medium and hard for most of the shoes, but even the light ones are harder than a standard Bloch shoe. The boxes vary from each shoe but I’ve found that even the harder ones mold really well to your foot. They tend to be more tapered too which could help with the problem sinking into the box- I’ve found that Blochs tend to be the complete opposite- way too boxy- and that never worked for me, I always just fell right into them and it caused a lot of big toe pressure and subsequently scrunching and bunions.

Thanks for the tip! I haven't tried them yet because the shops around me don't carry them. But, I'll see if I can branch out and find a shop that does even if it's a few hours away.

I had an amazing fitting and tried like 30 shoes. I ended up with Gaynor, and Bloch Alphas. I'm trying both to see which I like better. My arch starts very low down on myfoot, so the liking how much support I'm getting from the Alpha, but I like the hardness of the box in the Gaynor for support. My feet hated the Russian Pointes,lol. But I did try them! Thanks

Biodegradable 1 oh yeah, Russians tend to break super high on the foot so a lower placed arch probably wouldn’t do too well! Glad you were able to find some that work for you!

dancer 44, one common shoe that my friends wear is the brand gaynor minden. It looks like they would work for a wider foot. Good luck!

I have this same problem. Getting shoes wide enough for my feet means I sink so far in. My favopair ever was a pair of fuzi's I got on clearance for a musical. I needed "new" looking shoes and wouldn't really be wearing them much, so I took the risk on a pair of $25 shoes online. They are my holy grail shoe.

I would recomend russian pointe bravas

Jet stream by Bloch (wide footed people unite lol)

Kamryn Warwick What did you feel was the biggest difference?

She did!!! Check out her older videos!

Kate Elizabeth on the parts that die faster you can try to use shellac. Or you can see if you can get custom shoes: Bloch heritage with a stronger shank, or something along those lines

Ziggy SJ thankyou I’ll look into the custom ones with a. Stronger shank x

I'd advise trying out a couple more brands gaynors last forever if you find a pair that fit (they never did for me) so in a way that makes the higher price worth it since you'll buy less shoes. I wear Russian points and they are known for having very strong shanks and running narrow in their sizing and I find this to be true but they are beautiful shoes. I feel you on the shoe expenses, hope this was helpful.