New Pointe Shoe question!!!!!!!?

Well I just got my first pair of pointe shoes yesterday! They are the Bloch Seranades in size 3. I know I just got them, but I’m having a very hard time breaking them in! Has anyone ever had these shoes? Are they hard to break in? Any tips? THANKS!!

Everytime you wear your shoes they break down a little, especially if your feet are hot or sweaty. Every time you work in your shoes helps to break them in. In new shoes you need to pointe your foot extra hard during class. Usually some breaking in is done at home so your first class in them isn’t as painful. I usually wear them on my feet for about half an hour around the house. I put socks over my shoes to warm them up faster and also protect the satin from getting dirty. Your shoes may warm up faster. You want to have warm, slightly sweaty feet. Then I do a few releves in first position taking extra time to slowly roll through them, pausing at demi-pointe and going over the arch after reaching full pointe. The key here is the slowly part. When I take them off, I bend the shank with my hands as much as I can. Because I already worked in them a bit, I can pretty much can see and feel where I want it to arch. Some people use alcohol on the wings or vamp of the pointe shoes to soften them up if they are uncomfortable, but I like to keep them hard for as long as I can.

also try boiling sum hot water, then pour the hot water into ur shoes. put the shoes on and leave them on until they dry. dont worry if the pink color on the shoes looks weird. u can paint it with calamine lotion when ur shoes dry.

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