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How To Tie The Ribbons On Pointe Shoes

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Uploaded by on Jul 2, 2007

I have had lots of people asking me how to correctly tie the ribbons on their pointe shoes, so I have created this video to show you one of the many ways the ribbons can be tied. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

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  • wow! thank you soooooo much for this video! i've been struggling for a while, trying to not let my ribbons billow out around my ankle after dancing for a few minutes; but i tried this technique of tying the ribbons and it works perfectly!! THANK YOU!!!!

  • omg it is soooo much fun i love pointe shoes

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  • @BalletTapJazz I've got the same problem as lizziesheard but my ballet teacher said the same as you but it doesn't help. Do you have some other tips?

  • @TheMazzatron :) 

  • @TheGracefulBallerina Same, I found it really helpful, I have weak ankles anyway and I didn't want to injure them more :)

  • Thank you! I'm new to pointe and I didn't know how to...

  • ive never actually burnt the tips of the ribbons, ive just painted them with clear nail polish, the only thing that i never leave for dance class without, excluding dance gear, coz you can use it on pretty mush anything :)

  • Im starting pointe in a couple days. This is soo helpful (:

  • Exactly what I was looking for! Ahh my ankles feel better now.

  • @primaballerina27 Be careful with that. It tends to cause achilles problems in the long run.

  • Does anybody know the name of the song played at the beginning? xx

  • @lizziesheard That happens to many dancers at my studio also. Make sure you have your foot fully flexed when you tie them, because that is when your ankles are the largest. Most girls make the mistake of tying them while pointing the foot, and then when they stand on flat it becomes baggy.

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