How to Prepare Pointe Shoes | Professional Tips for Breaking In, Sewing & Making Them Last

Everything you need to know about preparing your pointe shoes! As a former NYC Ballet soloist, I'm sharing all my professional tips and tricks for sewing, breaking in, and making your pointe shoes work perfectly for YOUR feet. Whether you're going on pointe for the first time or looking to refine your technique, this updated guide has you covered. BunHeads Stitch Kit: https://amzn.to/4rAaxTt Bloch Ribbon: https://amzn.to/48wKp3c Gaynor Minden Elastic: https://amzn.to/4iwhIrI 🎬 𝟐𝟓𝟎+ 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧-𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝: https://www.kmandfriends.com/ondemand 🛍️ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tutugirlkem 🩰 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 → Absolute Beginner? Start 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: https://app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfri... → 6 Month 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥-𝐔𝐩 Ballet Course: https://app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfri... → Turnout 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfri... → Video Auditions 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲: https://app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfri... → 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒 Workshop: https://app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/vi... → 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬Workshop: https://app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/vi... → 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 Workshop: https://app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/vi... 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞 ♥ My Website: https://kathrynmorganonline.com ♥ Instagram:   / kathryn_morgan   ♥ Facebook:   / kathrynmorganballet   ♥ Join Facebook Group:   / 1639478456312276   ♥ Pinterest:   / kathrynmorgan88   ♥ Video Shoutout: https://www.cameo.com/kathrynmorgan ♥ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: [email protected] ________________ ✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐬✨ Welcome to a world where ballet isn’t something you have to train for - it’s something you can live. I’m Kathryn Morgan, former New York City Ballet soloist, entrepreneur, and your guide to a more elegant, intentional, ballet-inspired life. For over a decade, my subscribers have trusted me to translate the beauty, discipline, and storytelling of ballet into everyday inspiration. I’m not here to be your technique teacher - I translate 20 years of professional ballet elegance into accessible beauty, lifestyle, and cultural content for sophisticated women who value timeless grace over fleeting trends. I’m here to bring ballet to you, and then bring you into ballet through honest insights, real stories, and a lifetime of experience both onstage and off. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! _____________________________ 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴. 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶! 0:00 Intro 0:30 Tips for Beginners 4:15 Breaking In & Jet Glue 5:37 Sewing 7:13 Elastic 10:18 Ribbons 11:50 Make Them Slightly Bigger 13:28 Outro #pointeshoes #ballet #balletdancer #ballettips #pointework