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What are pointe shoes made of?
Pointe shoes are made of paper mache, satin to cover the shoe and a plasticy surface for the shank.
Why are pointe shoes fun to tie?
Well, it's only fun the very first time you tie them. After that you realize it's not really THAT fun, and that if you do it wrong, it hurts. I mean, i guess it's kinda fun, but all you're doing is crisscrossing ribbon on your ankle...
How do you tie ballet slippers?
If you mean pointe shoes, you take the outsdie ribbon, bring it around the inside of the foot just above the ankle, and keep bringing it around until you can put it under where you wrapped it around, just behind the ankle. Then you take the inside ribbon and wrap it aroudn the outside ankle. When it meets with where the outside ribbon is, you tie the two ribbons in a knot and tuck it up under where it can't be seen. Flat shoes, aren't tied they are just slipped on.
What is ballet called when it's not en pointe?
"En pointe" refers to dancing in pointe shoes. Non-pointe ballet shoes are demi-pointe shoes, and the dancing is "en demi-pointe".
How long should one ribbon on a pointe shoes?
This depends purely on how large one's ankles are. Tie your ribbons around your ankle, ignoring any excess ribbon for the time being. If you do not know how to tie your ribbons, look it up at www.youtube.com. Once the ribbons are tied, cut them off at about two inches after the knot. Once taken off the foot, on ribbon should be longer than the other. Keep in mind that when you place the shoe on your foot with the ribbons untied, the longer ribbon should be on the inside.
