Bloch Demi Pointe S0135 - Dancemania Dancewear: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Before moving to wearing pointe shoes many/most young ballet dancers train their feet in pre-pointe shoes also known as soft block, break down or demi pointe ballet shoes.
These Demi pointe shoes train dancers in techniques required in pointe work and serve to acclimatise dancers to the feel of wearing pointe shoes and to strengthen the ankles and feet in preparation for dancing en-pointe in pointe shoes. The toe box allows the dancer to experience the feel of a pointe shoe, whilst the insole and outsole work together to provide the resistance needed for developing foot and ankle strength.
With Bloch's Demi Pointe shoe the shoe is styled on a traditional pointe shoe, Bloch's first in fact, and the thick leather sole provides resistance for the dancer to work against in developing the required foot strength to survive, I mean perfect, being en pointe.
Friday, June 17, 2011
What are the best shoes for Zumba fitness?
What are the best shoes for Zumba fitness?: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
We wrote the What to wear for Zumba fitness classes post in the Dancemania blog to show people new to Zumba what clothing and footwear was appropriate for it, and that was a year ago. Now it would seem the flood gates have opened as we are receiving huge amounts of telephone enquiries from people wanting to know which shoes are the best for Zumba. The story is the same in our shop, people arriving in their droves desperate to find the best shoes for Zumba.
In our experience there is no "one fits all" answer to this question as people's abilities and requirements are unique to them, so it is best to talk to an experienced dance shoe advisor in person. But not everyone can get to the Dancemania shop in person, so to those who cannot we wrote the What are the best shoes for Zumba fitness? blog post.
This post was written for those who are using Zumba purely as an excercise and not as a dance hobby and so the shoes recommended in the post are sneaker style. Obviously, dancers would be looking for shoes more in keeping with the dance style such as latin sandals, but we didn't want to over complicate the message and stuck to sneaker style shoes.
We hope that you read this blog post and find it useful.
We wrote the What to wear for Zumba fitness classes post in the Dancemania blog to show people new to Zumba what clothing and footwear was appropriate for it, and that was a year ago. Now it would seem the flood gates have opened as we are receiving huge amounts of telephone enquiries from people wanting to know which shoes are the best for Zumba. The story is the same in our shop, people arriving in their droves desperate to find the best shoes for Zumba.
In our experience there is no "one fits all" answer to this question as people's abilities and requirements are unique to them, so it is best to talk to an experienced dance shoe advisor in person. But not everyone can get to the Dancemania shop in person, so to those who cannot we wrote the What are the best shoes for Zumba fitness? blog post.
This post was written for those who are using Zumba purely as an excercise and not as a dance hobby and so the shoes recommended in the post are sneaker style. Obviously, dancers would be looking for shoes more in keeping with the dance style such as latin sandals, but we didn't want to over complicate the message and stuck to sneaker style shoes.
We hope that you read this blog post and find it useful.
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