How can I keep pointe shoes from slipping off of the heels?

My daughters toe shoes were professionally fitted and seemed to work just fine the first few times she wore them(they are her 4th pair). Now that they are broken in, however, they keep slipping off her heels. Can I fix this problem by repositioning the elastics or laces? Or, should we return to the store (which is a 3 hour drive for us)?

How can I keep pointe shoes from slipping off of the heels?
I'm not sure how you sew your ribbons or elastics on, but my teacher makes us take a small piece of elastic and fold it in half, into a loop and sew it on the top part of the back of the shoe, so you have a little loop of elastic sticking out the top of the heel, and when she laces her ribbons up, have her stick them through the loop, it will help keep the shoe attached in the back better and hold them up.
Reply:tell her to try rubbing a little rosin on her heels and on the back of her shoes. or have her try a thicker toe pad that migt fill out the shoe more. if the elastic is not sewn all the way at the back of the heel so that the ends are almost touching, you could try that too. and i have seen girls at my studio sew a loop of thin elastic (about a little bit less than and inch long) on the heel of the pointe shoe (kind of like the loop on the back of some regular shoes) and have their ribbons go through the loop so that the ribbons are holding up the heel, but there is controversy over doing that, some people say that it could cause tendonitis and some people say it is fine.


here is a pic of a regular shoe with a loop on the back, it would be pretty much the same on a pointe shoe.


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Reply:It seems like you should get a tighter fit. Or if she prefers them broken in, put a little lamb's wool in the box of her shoe to fill it out a little.
Reply:you should sew the elastics closer to the heel


have thick elastics rather than thin


sew them tight


use heel grips


wet the back of the heel and shoe with water


use confertable tights and wear the shoes with the tights roled up, but some teachers don't like that
Reply:make sure that the elastics are sewn on correctly. if you sew them criss cross, it holds the heel up better. (you use 2 elastics for each shoe with one end attached at the heel and the other at the arch)





also you can try getting Heel Grippers from Gaynor Minden. you can get them from www.discountdance.com they work really well. you just stick them into the heel of your pointe shoe and it holds them up.
Reply:I had this problem!! Simpilist solution ever.. just get the heel a tiny bit wet with water.. I use a drinking fountain. It will stay on the rest of class. I promise it works and it doesnt ruin the shoes or anything!! I promise, I do it 3 times a week.
Reply:put a little hairspray on the back of your heel. it works like a charm.
Reply:try fixing the lace
Reply:I have really narrow heels, and had the same problem when I got my first pair of pointe shoes. My ballet teacher told me to attatch the elastics closer to the back of the heel so it goes around the ankle. Also, attatching the ribbons in a different position could help keep the shoes on the heel. I'd definitely try re-sewing the elastics or ribbons before returning them, especially if they were professionally fitted. You can always return them later.


Good luck, I hope you get them to fit!!
Reply:I have pointe shopes myself and to keep the heel from slippling off put a piece of elastic around the heel.


At the back of the pointe shoe there should be a seem. Sew the elastic to either side of this and I can ganrentee you the heel will stay on!


P.S make sure it is tight



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