Pointe Shoe Hacks: Amanda Popejoy

[@nalabees]

suggestion when talking about "hacks" like cutting the vamp it would be useful to show the actual shoe especially if she's cutting it on camera, but at the very least the end product would be good.

[@143yaknow]

Her name is so fitting, she is so ethereal and joyful, I feel like I could listen to her talk forever!

[@stellaqian1645]

Do you mind giving a closer shot of the shoes next time? During the whole video, Amanda seems to be talking to Josephine rather than showing us what she does to her shoes. Even adding a picture in the end would help tremendously. Thank you.

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

Glad she brought up her fave, Glisse! It’s a nice shoe, very lovely elongating, elegant shoe. 👍🏼

[@balletmeli]

I remember lambs wool and toe pads . Although the toe pads was slightly thick covered in fabric. I never used these but I never used those. Medical tape on each too I did used.

[@AllieOnPointe]

Would love to see a video of how to do some of these customizations like shortening the vamp!

[@shippermd]

Girl, I know the feeling! I also have Giselle feet with short, stubby, slight taper, but more a square shaped toes! I loved Capezio Pavlova and Capezio Nicolini! But they no longer even kept the molds for either of those, ugh! I am now in Capezio Kylee. Still getting used to those. I am also about to try Gaynor Mindens soon. Great vid and tips! Btw, Pointe Shop: I am in Wichita, KS! Let me kno if ever in my area! :)

[@BoglimWrangler666]

gaynors were terrible for my giselle short-toed feet :/ too narrow in the box and too tapered unless i tried the box size that was huge on my feet.. i'm wearing bloch euro balance now and i love them, they're so perfect for square toes that are short

[@balletmeli]

shippermd I remember using pavlova and Nicolini I remember company members using them. I was trying n junior company in a semi professional dance studio. 👍 memories

[@ThePointeShop]

@shippermd We'll likely be in Wichita in November!

[@shippermd]

@@ThePointeShop Great! Let me know the date! Would love to meet you!

[@shippermd]

@@balletmeli Yep. Lol! I am a returning Adult Dancer! In the 1980's was when I was a dedicated Teen advanced Pointe dancer. And yep our Companies were using Nicolini! All the Beginners were requiered to start in Pavlovas! Lol. Sigh...

[@averynicole5868]

Love everything y’all do!!!💞💞

[@nicholeedwards8274]

yo I had to do a school project on her we had to do a celebrity from our state ( Oklahoma ) so I did her it feels kinda more meaningful now lol

[@v.britton4445]

Not enough closeups. You can stitch through the drawstrings 1/4 inch to the sides of the center front, then when you cut them, the drawstrings still work.

[@Agfan-ws7hy]

I’ve always wondered why some dancers sew their point shoes with floss?? Is it stronger?

[@mattwise8597]

Awesome

[@ThePointeShop]

[@genhaskins6559]

is there any sort of tutorial for shortening the vamp?

[@LoveeBug14]

IS NO ONE YELLING AT THE FACT THAT HER -RELAXED- LEG POSITION AT 10:50 HAS HER ENTIRE FOOT CASUALLY LAYING FLAT ON THE FLOOR AND TOES TOUCHING THE GROUND. GOALS

[@courtneyrenegar4329]

Is that not normal? I'm not a dancer, and my foot does that.

[@MarijeK]

All my students wear suede tips on the platform, is that not a thing in the US? Not usually as long as what she made, but still...

[@noortjeb2040]

Yeah, I'm from Europe and at my dance school everyone wears them. I see a lot of people from the US who don't use it??? I feel that my pointe shoes last longer with them than without, so I really don't get it.

[@MarijeK]

@@noortjeb2040 Some pointe shoes come with suede tips, like Gaynors. And that's an American brand, so they must be aware of the phenomenon :) Weird, right? Groetjes uit Nederland trouwens!

[@noortjeb2040]

@@MarijeK Yeah it's really weird! Like you say, ganyor is a American brand so it doesn't make any sense😂 Groetjes uit Brabant trouwens😂

[@PeytonCakes]

Omg!!every one makes fun of me for having short toes!!

[@ReadObituaries]

How many ballet companies are there in the US? As a child, I thought they only had like 3.

[@juliaoakland5542]

PiercedBitxh Aila I’m not completely sure, but so many! Probably at least one per state!

[@phoebecullen6221]

me having quit ballet realising i have wide short high profile feet

[@maddieburik7262]

OK plz tell me its not just me look at her pants

[@sarahwales6276]

I am looking forward to when companies make vegan pointes.

[@nj586]

I think Grishko already has vegan pointe shoes

[@allievale2593]

So does Gaynor Minden

[@KeenKoala115]

Vegan is horrible for the environment, lower consumption of leather is better.

[@sarahwales6276]

@@KeenKoala115 Try compassion, live with compassion for other living beings.