Breaking in pointe shoes can mean less pain for the dancer, but if done wrong, can cause dancers to go though shoes too quickly. It can be intimidating to try to get them to the right level of softness. Miss Grace shows us what she does to get her pointe shoes to the right level of softness and ready for dance 🩰 What other ways have you used to break in your shoes before? 💙Step 1: Hand Molding💙 Bend the pointe shoe both ways where your foot would break it for a demi pointe. This is important to help you roll through your feet! 🖤Step 2: Wing softening🖤 Soften the spot on both sides where your bunions would sit. This makes the shoe more comfortable for you, and also helps with rolling up and down. 💙Step 3: Add water(optional)💙 This optional step helps to soften the wings even more of the pointe shoe! 🖤Step 4: Hammering🖤 Although obnoxious, hammering can help soften the box of your pointe shoe so that your landings are quieter on stage and in rehearsal! 💙Step 5: Foo...