How pros prep pointe shoes for the Stage

[@thatonebooknerd7756]

At my studio we would always pancake our shoes for dances when we used tan tights. A couple years ago, companies started making coloring for shoes that does the same thing as foundation.

[@BethanyAnnette91]

Hack for skin tone is spray on tanner like Sally’s. It works better than makeup in my opinion.

[@lolasicking9752]

Calamine spray for classic pieces and makeup for more contemporary works.

[@mollylollipops]

I don't even dance i just like watching about the shoes😹

[@Sass0508]

Could you use dry stencil paint to keep the moisture content down when prepping the shoes? Or have you considered creating something of your own by mixing powdered pigments with talc or baby powder and then you can use a bristled brush and brush it into the shoes? For the ribbons you can add the pigmented powder to water and dip them into it. It may work. I'm no ballerina, never had the desire to be one but I love watching all of you perform and admire the strength, discipline, and dedication that goes into the training and performances. I'm just a crafty/jack of all trades single mom who likes to find ways to extend the life of my items and my sons items for as long as possible so I like to explore workarounds to problems.

[@martydworkis12345]

Can you please do a tutorial on how to do pump turns and fouettés?

[@refosco1993]

Is there a left shoe and a right shoe?

[@jennerally_correct]

Have you considered just getting a giant thing of pink loose face powder a bit darker than your skin? And applying it? It just rub it in the way you would foundation. It WILL work. The spray is basically just powder

[@autumnsklein]

Powder doesn’t stick well enough and it’s dangerous when it comes off the shoe. I highly discourage you from putting any powder besides eosin on your shoe for yours and other dancer’s safety

[@jessieqk12]

Rosin isn’t allowed on most stages anymore.

[@autumnsklein]

I’ve never danced in a professional production where rosin wasn’t allowed. A lot of schools don’t allow rosin, but that’s just the instructors worried about their floors more than the dancers

[@luzhelenagaluppo9400]

Why?

[@autumnsklein]

Some dance schools don’t want their students to use rosin because it can make the floor (Marley) break down faster. It still takes many many years, but Marley is expensive. When you are a ballet dancer, your dance company normally rolls out their Marley on top of whatever stage you are performing on, so it’s the director of the company or school who would decide if you can use rosin or not. Normally for companies, they want the best performance possible so if a dancer needs rosin, they can use it.