SouditturBallet Pointe Shoes for Girls and Women Pink Satin Dance Shoes with Pre-Sewn Ribbons Toe Pads (Please Choose One Size Larger)

I have danced on and off since childhood. I am an intermediate adult, and have done center en pointe in the past. I do beginner pointe on and off these days for strengthening, but honestly prefer flats.First off, like everyone says, don't go on pointe without professional approval, you must fork out the money to get properly fitted, and you should ABSOLUTELY have a legitimate pair of pointe shoes, period.That said, these do work for certain circumstances.For reference I have: inflexible ankles, moderate arch, high profile, WIDE feet (EEEE in orthotic street wear, grishko xxxxx is too tight), short greek toes, narrow heel. My feet are a dancer's nightmare but they are incredibly strong.1) They "look" great if you have big/wide feet and larger stature. I did have to bend the shank. I did not need to break in the box, as it seems to be somewhat...cartilaginous/flexible in the vamp and then more solid toward the toe. These would drown narrow feet, low profile, and someone of slim/moderate frame.2) They came with one satin ribbon, sewn on loop style (wut?). No elastics3) Came with two sets of toe pads. One set was totally thick/stiff useless material, the other was actually kind of nice, thin, grippy (silicone?) that I like better than any pads I've tried! Sometimes I'll do a lesson without pads at all, just strategically placed duct tape or corn toe pads.4) Don't order a size up. Even with the widest feet (described above) the added sizing just means longer shoe; if your feet have any amount of compression to them, width won't matter.5) The vamp is probably too long for most. I chose these because in the picture it looks like the shortest vamp. Not the case. Star removed for that.Why bother with these ever?1)Good for working harder for tendu and plie (demi-pointe barre, floor barre).2) These are actually really great for practicing modifications if you have only had one or two pairs of pointe shoes and need more practice. I've practiced three modifications on these (vamp lowering, shank breaking/cutting, taking in fabric), as well as sewing ribbons in different ways I've wanted to try (you can do that on old shoes too, this is just an extra pair for practice). I don't darn, but that could be another thing.

To be clear these are not profesional pointe shoes and I would not recommend them for ballet training, but they are beautiful pink satin and look great for photo shoots and props or just getting a basic idea of what pointe shoes are really like. I am not a ballet dancer but I do practice basic gentle ballet movements and do creative photo shoots. These are perfect for that. I wear a womans size 6 and bought these in Big Kids 4 1/2 which was a perfect fit. I first bought them in my real shoe size of 6 and had to reorder as they were far to big. So the reviews that claim they run small make no sense to me. The company is great and will allow returns so that you can get the right size. I have had a lot of fun with these and rise up on pointe with them for very short periods of time (as to not incur injury) to capture a photo or just breaking them in. Very happy with this purchase.

The box in the shoes is like badly there or not there at all, it’s cardboard and is not something you should get for classes. I bought them for at home practice so I don’t wear down my expensive ones and they do the job well to a certain extent. But buy at your own risk! They are a little big to buy at least .5 size bigger

Size is not true to chart size. Slipper size is bigger than what is on size chart. Other than that they are of good quality.

First of all do not buy pointe shoes for your children if they are not trained for it. Overall pretty good shoes for the price, great for costume, maybe ok for classes and a definite break for your wallet compared to 100 dollar shoes you'll wear out in a few weeks. Pretty big platform and very wide and high profile. I was advised to order a size up and it was way too big.Update:The shoe was breaking down really weird so out of curiosity I cut it open and did a little dissention. The whole shoe is basically plastic. The shank is a piece of 1 inch wide hard plastic sandwiched between some cardboard. The toe box is a 3 sheets of stacked plastic. Really interesting construction but it really doesn't mold to your foot.

These are super easy to break in, the shank is more on the medium hardness side so super easy to get the arch your looking for. I have been dancing for 20 years and on pointe for 7 of those years, and the price of these can’t be beat. only thing I foresee is since they were so easy to break in, is that they will wear out quicker, but since i’m only doing it to keep my flexibility and not doing shows and classes with them, they are perfect. may want a more substantial shoe like a bloch, or capezio if your in the shows circuit, but if your fooling around like me, these are great. also since the price is so affordable, having to replace them once they wear out won’t break the bank.

These come in very quick and in great shape. My daughter was able to wear them right away with ease. They hold up for a long time and only got a little dirty by the time she grew out of them. I will gladly buy these point shoes again.

These ballet pointe shoes look on point, very realistic - exactly as depicted in the picture. They are great for photoshoots! However, they are not very comfortable for dancing. The satin pre-sewn ribbons slip too often, no matter how you tie them. I was advised to get a size larger than my usual because of the toe pads. However, a size larger was a bit too large for me. Maybe geting half a size larger would have been the best option.

super fun to play around with, the quality is definitely worth the money. they look so pretty, i have them hanging in my room.