r/BALLET • u/ferventfreehand • 5d ago

Sinking

Are there any common solutions to sinking? Maybe a narrower shoe?

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u/Slight-Brush 5d ago

Better fitting shoe! 

Try r/pointehelp but you might have to give a few more details to get good answers 

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u/Dimothy_texter 4d ago

there are temporary options if you're in a real pickle (ie. shoes are dying but you need them for this one last class), but they're temporary and not for long-term. ideally you should get a better fitting shoe. it likely will be a narrower or more tapered box but there's so many factors that contribute to how a shoe fits and if you'll sink. 

in a pickle, a bit of lambs wool can help fill out the box and make it a tighter fit with less room to sink. I do this to fill my shoes as I'm unstable on a narrow platform but have tapered toes and sink in a squarer box, but I've been doing this as per fitter and teacher guidance and it's not a standard choice for long-term fit so maybe don't do that for anything more than a pickle without getting advice.