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When a ballerina breaks in her pointe shoes, she is actually molding the pointe shoes to the shape of her feet. Once your pointe shoes are broken in correctly, they should have a long life span and will be a pleasure to dance in. | When a ballerina breaks in her pointe shoes, she is actually molding the pointe shoes to the shape of her feet. Once your pointe shoes are broken in correctly, they should have a long life span and will be a pleasure to dance in. | ||
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# Work at the barre. Performing exercises at the barre is enough for some dancers to break in their pointe shoes. Try lots of plies, concentrating on rolling through demi pointe, all the way up to full pointe, then down flat again. | # Work at the barre. Performing exercises at the barre is enough for some dancers to break in their pointe shoes. Try lots of plies, concentrating on rolling through demi pointe, all the way up to full pointe, then down flat again. | ||
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