Well, the time has come, and we OFFICIALLY now hove a Ballerine 'en Pointe' at our house. It is a tricky thing, getting pointe shoes. They need to be snug, but not too snug; they need to be stiff, but not too stiff; your foot needs to be able to move, but not in the wrong ways. First Pointe shoe fittings are VERY important. Tacey had her fitting on Tuesday.
Lots of Shoes to try on! Seriously, I can't think of many things that are potentially MORE painful than a pair of ill-fitting Pointe shoes. . .
Lots of shoes. Good thing they are pink - her FAVORITE color!
We had a nice girl helping. She really took a lot of time with Tacey.
She also mentioned that she could see Tacey was ready, because she didn't wobble when she went up on her toes.
MORE SHOES!!!!!!!!
Her VERY OWN SHOES!
She first put them on at the end of Ballet Class on Thursday (her big 'ol 14th Birthday). She got help from an expert - her very nice, very cute teacher.
She helped her through barre work making sure she had good technique so she didn't get hurt.
Checking those feet, as well as her leg and hip alignments.
More help.
On her own!
It won't be too long before she's 'clomping' all over the dance floor in her shoes. I think she was glad she didn't have to dance more than about 15 minutes in them. They can REALLY hurt if you over-do it at first. It is an exciting, scary and painful time: the rite of passage for any Ballerina!
Danielle
