Pointe Shoes

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Parts of a Pointe Shoes

• The box- surrounds and supports the toes
• The vamp- the front part of the box
• The wings- the sides of the box
• The platform- the flat oval-shaped part at the tip of the shoe
• The shank- the inner sole of the shoe supporting the arche
• The elastic and ribbions-support the ankle and keep the foot in the shoe

How to Tie a Pointe Shoe

1. Put the shoe on with the elastic wrapped around your ankle
2. Take the inside ribbion and bring it to the outside of your ankle
3. Continue to wrap the ribbion going in the same direction around your ankle until it reaches the inside of your ankle
4. Leaving the ribbion there, take that outside ribbion and bring it to your inside ankle
5. Continue to wrap that ribbion in the same directon around your ankle until it meets the other ribbion
6. Double-knot the two ribbions together
7. Tuck the knot into the rest of the ribbion
8. Repeat on the other side