Ballet Slippers

The ballet slippers are the dancers’ best tool because it provides support and comfort in every performance or recital. It also allows one to have a feel of the floor making the fit of the footwear extremely important.

Below are some ballet slippers that you can try in your next showpiece on stage:
* Teknik Ballet Slippers by Capezio
It is constructed of soft leather and the pleats are hammered flat. It also includes a 3/8 inches elastic strap for individual attachment. Price: $25.99- 27.00
* Ulanova Ballet Slippers by Grishko
It is a good footwear for dancers with short toes, toes of even length and wider feet with normal heels. The vamp on this model is medium height and fits many different types of feet. Price: $118. 50
* DanSoft Ballet Slippers by Bloch
It has full leather and full sole. The fitting for women is approximately 2 to 2 ½ sizes smaller than that of a street shoe. Price: $13.60
* Daisy Ballet Slippers by Capezio
It has full leather and full sole. The fitting for children is approximately similar to ½ to 1 size larger than the street shoes. Price: $14. 00
* Vaganova Ballet Slippers by Grishko
It is a good choice for long toes especially if the dancer’s toe is big or the second toe is long. It is an ideal shoe for a dancer with highly flexible arch, providing the greatest amount of support possible to the metatarsal. This features a deep vamp design with a tattered box. Price: $108. 78
* Prolite II Ballet Slippers by Bloch
It is an all leather, split sole footwear. The fitting for women is approximately 2 to 2 ½ sizes smaller than the street shoe. Price: $23.20
* Pink Satin Ballet Slippers by Capezio
It is a full sole footwear in a pink satin finish. Fitting for children is approximately ½ to 1 size larger than the street shoe. Price: $8. 95
* Foulette Ballet Slippers by Grishko
It has a broad box and a narrow platform. It is also preferred by dancers who wish to feel closer to the floor. This is an excellent shoe for wider, square shaped feet. Also a good choice for short toes, toes of even length and wide feet with normal heels. Price: $108. 78
* The Pump Ballet Slippers by Bloch
It is all canvas and full split sole footwear. This is for female sizing where the fitting is approximately 2 to 2 ½ sizes smaller than that of a street shoe. Price: $14. 80
* Romeo Ballet Slippers by Capezio
It is made out of soft durable leather shaped on a last developed exclusively for men. It has an excellent support from a patent pending sculpted arch with no center seam, bar-tacked elastic drawstring and moisture absorbent brushed cotton lining. It also has suede sole patches and elastics included for individual attachment. Price: $29. 60

Another tip to ensure a good fit at the heel, the elastic should be positioned high in the instep. So are you all set?

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