Welcome to Ballet Talk's authorized fitting suggestion form. This form is intended only for use by Ballet Talk members. If you are not a member of Ballet Talk, I would suggest becoming a member as I will not complete a group of suggestions without Ballet Talk membership. Please remember also that you must make a post on the Ballet Talk site, otherwise you will not show up on the Ballet Alert database and your form will be deleted.

If you have any questions regaurding the terms on the form, please refer to the explanations contained in the following link.
Terms and Other Information




If you have any questions regarding how a pointe shoe is supposed to fit, please read the following article.
Having A Fit

Please fill in the following personal information, required fields are marked with an "*".

Ballet Talk's User Name*:
Ballet Talk's Display Name*:
*note: This is a new feature on Ballet Talk which has been causing some verification problems. Please post both your Ballet Talk user name and Ballet Talk Display name, if you are using one. This information is only for verification purposes and will not be handed out.
E-Mail Address*:


Please address every question that follows so that I can best make suggestions for your pointe shoe needs.

Remember, all replies will be posted on Ballet Alert's Ballet Talk in the Pointe Shoe Topics Forum.

Have you been approved for pointe work by your dance instructor?

Have you had at least one in person fitting for pointe shoes at a dancewear store?

To judge your toe configuration, please refer to the following chart.


What is your toe configuration?

How high is the profile of your foot?

Are you male or female?

Are you a beginning, intermediate, or advanced pointe student?

What is your street shoe width?

What is your US street shoe size?

Please describe any special issues that you have with your feet. Bunions, tendonitis, and other problems please describe below.


How long are your toes?

Which of your toes is the longest?

Are any of your toes the same length, and if so, which ones?

How high is your arch?

What shoes have you previously worn, what did you like or not like about them, and what were the sizes of those that you can remember? Please remember to list widths as well, that will help me to match you up more precisely to current shoes on the market.






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