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Re: pointe shoes

written by Ben  on 22.01. at 16:21:51 - as answer to: Re: pointe shoes by 
>>>mens sizes?>>>>All you have to do is convert your men's street shoe size to women's (add 2) and then consult the manufacturer's charts.>>EG: I am a men's 12  -> add 2 -> =women's 14>>To get a capezio contempora shoe, you knock off 3 sizes from the street size ->14 -3 = 11.>>Thus, when I placed my special makeup order for the shoes, I asked for 11's.>>Pretty simple.>all of the sizing stuff I had pretty much known - how do you go about doing the special makeup order stuff though - do you get to try them on before using them? How much does it generally cost, I actually dance ballet, I stumbled across this site, but I've been told that I can learn to dance on pointe if I can find the shoes (supposed to make me a better partner because of a better understanding of balance points . . .) >I thank everyone for their helpful responses thus far . . .

Didn't know you are studying dance now. It's no problem then for you. Special orders are about 1/2 more the standard price and in some cases double; Most do not allow returns so you need to be right the first time BUT go with the Sanshas for now. You might be able to get Capezio Palovas and Duro-Toes up a size 8-E wish is about the same as a man street shos size BUT this varies from shoemaker to shoemaker even individual pairs of the same style can be different in fit but special orders take care of any fit problems you'd have. You'll also have to wait longer--about 6 to 8 weeks--while they make up your pointe shoes. Again, you can get Sansha 202 and 303 pointe shoes off the rack that should fit you. I hope this has been of some help. Please let me know how the pointework goes!On Pointe!BenPointeman1@aol.com



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