BezionerBallet Pointe Shoes Pink Satin Ballet Dance Shoes with Sewed Ribbon and Silicone Toe Pads for Girls Women

Very good quality

I bought 40W. I wear a size 7 street shoe (adult woman) and it fit pretty close but once broken in the shank twisted on my left foot, which is slightly smaller, I did NOT go up a size as some users suggested. I’m not sure I should have. I used the included silicone toe pad and two shredded cotton balls per box and it was well beyond expectation. I switched to NY CHQ wool. It is from sheep that are completely hand-raised, home-grown, organicly fed, hand-sheared (shorn??), hand-washed and hand-carded. I also use a toe spacer and occasionally a foam sleeve if I’m going to be dancing for quite a while. The ribbons are presewn and in the correct placement. I did later sew on Bloch stretch ribbons and Bloch elastics. Going to buy another pair just in case these become unavailable. They break in really fast. As an aside, I cannot wear Bloch or Russian Pointe as they hurt my toe. I now wear Suffolk Spotlight. As the wings were not high enough on these to properly support my foot. The color is more peach, like Suffolk Spotlight, not like Gaynor light pink.

So these are absolutely MASSIVE (in terms of wideness). That is the most glaring issue; I was really worried when the package came that they would be too small/narrow actually, but BOY was I wrong. Surprisingly they actually do fit in terms of the shank length (aligns right with my heel; for reference I wear street shoe size 7, and ordered these in a 7 [evidently that is a 40W size]), but there is SO much excess fabric that hangs at both sides and hangs off in the back, both when I'm relaxing and when I go up to releve. Admittedly the silicone toe pads make a HUGE difference. They really help cushion my toes and are thick enough that they make the box aaaalmost fit. However, even with the padding (I use my cloth toe pads, the silicone ones, and a wad of lamb's wool in the box of each shoe), the box and profile (height) of the shoe are too big. This could be good for dancers that get expansion of the ball of their feet on pointe (mine stays pretty much the same though, so I sink down into the shoes). The material of the outside is nice (actual satin), and the shank of these shoes is surprisingly strong, but I can tell the inside soles are cheaply stitched (i.e. these shoes were NOT built to last long). I also have issue with the angling of the toe box; it's downward-sloped at the top, so it's hard for me to get all the way over the box (this is a personal issue; I have a shallow arch). I am an ex-dancer of 15 years that just restarted earlier this year after 7-8ish years off, and I only bought these shoes to practice/get the "feel" of pointe shoes again, so I think I will keep them anyway since the box and shank do have decent integrity. However, if you're planning to use these for actual classes/performances, I would strongly suggest you go get fitted for the real deal. These are just not going to do it for what a regular dancer is going to need.

After carefully reading up on pointe shoes and their sizing, and spending some time looking around, I decided to go with these shoes. I am a 7.5/8 size in US Womens and I purchased the 7.5 Adult size. They fit like a dream. I'm not a professional pointe dancer, however I bought these for a Spider Gwen cosplay and had a friend teach me how customize my shoe and to safely get up onto point. These may I say are not the most quality shoe for actual dancing on pointe but nor are they terrible. They suited my needs for the cosplay and I am satisfied with them. They come with a silicone toe insert and I really like using them.

The shanks on these shoes are very stiff, which would provide great support for pointe novices. They ease up with almost no effort.The built-in ribbons are a cool feature, but they are sewn in a little sloppily. Also, the edges on mine started to fray. I brought them close to a lighter flame to melt them, which solved that problem.I would not use their advice for sizing the shoes up, they will be too large if you go up 2 sizes.The included toe pads provide a nice buffer and make the fit of the shoes more comfortable.