Why do pro ballet dancers pointe shoes last a very short time?

Question

Mine lasts for a whole year... :S

I dance more than a few times a week. I'm at the studio 5 days a week and on most days I dance from 4-9

Answer 1

Professional ballet dancers go through a pair or MORE of pointe shoes for EACH show. It's not a matter of getting them to last, it's a matter of perfection. They want perfect pointe shoes each time they dance that are perfectly broken in for their purposes. So company contracts for all but the trainees (in some companies) provide free pointe shoes.

And it's not the box that gives out first, it's the shank. Break it at just the right spot and your foot will look beautifully arched. But soon afterwards, a broken shank will not offer the right support.

Answer 2

Well pro dancers dance up to 8 hours each day!!!! They are totaly dedacated to dance. Their pointe shoes have a very short life because they dance so much. It also depends oh how well you take care of you pointe shoes. If you don't let you pointe shoes out to dry, if you are wet they could reshape and be distroyed. You must take really good care of you pointe shoes, keep up the good work!!!!

Answer 3

The probably use shoes with a much softer cushion due to them being on point all the time to protect their feet better. Being professionals they'd rather spend big money on shoes over foot surgery.

Or they change their shoes often because new shoes afford more protection.

Or they wear there shoes out faster because they dance a lot more.

Maybe all 3.

Answer 4

How often do you dance? Pro dancers dance every day for hours. If you only dance a few times a week...that would be why.

Give me thumbs down all you want, Pro dancers dance more than five hours a day five days a week, hate to tell you, sweetie.

Answer 5

Your always on your toes, don't you think 8 hours of dancing a day would wear out any shoe.

Answer 6

it depends on the friction on the floor.