What pointe shoes would be good for me?
I've been on pointe for 2 years now and have had little luck with finding the right pointe shoe. To say a little bit about my feet I have weak ankles, stiff ankles and feet, and a mediocre arch. Pointe work has strecthed it out a little. I will list the shoes i've had and what was wron with them and what i liked about them.
-Chacott Veronese 2: couldn't get up on them although they were my first shoes
-Capezio ? : I loved hese shoes i just don't know what type they were!
-Gaynor Minden: The basic ones they were pretty good
-Bloch Aspiration- HORRIBLE! I'm sure you already know
-Grishko 2007: 2 pairs, couldn't get up on them
-Mirella Academie: liked them for the most part but both feet broke in different places so they looked odd. they were also the wrong size so they were awkward
-Grishko Maya? worked at first but they got too narrow and couldnt get up on them
-Bloch Balance European: most recent pair, on my third pair, worked for a while since my feet aren't very strong so i could get up on them but now the shoes are too soft for me
I'd like to either stay with bloch since i have a wide metatarsal and narrow heel or switch to russian pointe but if you have any other suggestions please tell me! Thanks a ton. I'm also on pointe a lot right now with nutcracker rehersals I have snow and flowers two times a week for 2 hours each so my shoes wear out a lot faster along with 2 two hour pointe classes a week. Thanks again!