Top 10 ways to keep your ballet shoes around longer!

Top 10 ways to keep your ballet shoes around longer!

10. Buy leather ballet slippers they last much longer than cloth and satin shoes.

9. Turn your ballet slippers inside out after using them and let them air dry before storing them in your bag can help them last longer.

8. Find out if your ballet studio has a shoe recycle program (I know mine does!) Many ballet slippers can be passed down and used by other dancers. Only do this with ballet slippers NOT pointe shoes. Never hand-me-down pointe shoes!

7. Do NOT buy ballet shoes that are too big with the idea that they will grow into them. BAD idea! Ballet slippers are meant to form tightly to your foot.

6. Lossen the drawstrings!

5. Remove the drawstrings from the shoes. This will make the shoe bigger and less tight around your foot.

4. If you have leather shoes, they will stretch, gently take a wooden hanger or spoon and stretch the shoes.

3. Store your ballet shoes in your dance bag, they also sell mesh shoe bags at dance stores that help protect your shoes inside your dance bag.

2. Do NOT wear your ballet slippers as street shoes, or on cement, asphalt, or other damaging surfaces.

1. Keep them CLEAN! Canvas ballet shoes can be thrown in the washer, but let them air dry. They are good for class, but for performances leather shoes are preferred. You can spot clean leather shoes with a damp cloth.