Ballet dancers begin their training in soft canvas or leather slippers. If you have developed sufficient strength Air Jordan 23s and flexibility to advance to pointe work, you can begin dancing in pointe shoes, which have a hard toe box to help support your weight when you rise onto your toes. You are accustomed to securing your soft toed slippers to your feet with a single or double elastic strap, but your pointe shoes require satin or nylon ribbons. After crossing and wrapping the ribbons around your ankle, you will form a knot with the two ends. The ribbon you attach to the outer side of your shoe must be several inches longer than the ribbon on the inner side so the final knot will lie securely along your inner ankle.

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After attaching the ribbons, put on your pointe shoes and secure the ribbons to your ankle. Working with a flexed foot, cross the two ribbons at your ankle joint, and wrap the ends around the back of your ankle. Then draw the ends back around, until the two ends meet on the inside of your ankle. Make sure the ribbon lies flat and snug with every wrap around. Tie a knot at the soft spot between your ankle bone and Achilles tendon. When you Air Jordan 6s are confident you have a snug fit and the knot is positioned correctly, cut off any excess ribbon, leaving 1 inch on both ends to tuck behind the knot for additional security, and to conceal the ends. When you cut your ribbons to their required size, prevent fraying and preserve their length by folding the ends down and stitching along the fold, by running a lit match quickly along the cut edge Jordan 10 Retro to melt the fibers together, or by dotting the edge with clear nail polish.