tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post8869323090564555745..comments2023-09-21T04:47:49.783-07:00Comments on BSC AG: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom (RS#42)SJSiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-52799993405564224642011-01-09T22:29:23.140-08:002011-01-09T22:29:23.140-08:00This is why I ask. I know track and field, cross c...This is why I ask. I know track and field, cross country, soccer, football, and basketball. All I know of ballet is that it's demanding, beautiful, and it makes me fall.SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-66911472829432758392010-12-27T23:34:57.891-08:002010-12-27T23:34:57.891-08:00I went through a pair of pointe shoes about once o...I went through a pair of pointe shoes about once or twice a month, which is reasonable for a non-professional. A professional dancer can wear a pair out over the course of a weekend or even overnight if she is being particularily ballerific. I had a friend doing the Odette/Odile role who managed to destroy both pairs of shoes per perduction. It's quite the investment, seeing as how a cheap pair of pointe shoes is still about $70.LauraTheWonderTarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980567042643412113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-35255547634763932982010-12-03T10:28:12.065-08:002010-12-03T10:28:12.065-08:00Thank you, Nikki! Since she sleeps so much, it'...Thank you, Nikki! Since she sleeps so much, it's not too difficult to get a post in here and there. Newborns sleep 18-20 a day (though not in a row). They're like lions that way.SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-87722418957799714612010-12-03T07:40:07.670-08:002010-12-03T07:40:07.670-08:00Eight day old daughter!!! I was wondering if you&#...Eight day old daughter!!! I was wondering if you'd had that baby. <br /><br />Congrats. And blogging with an eight day old? I bow down to your awesomeness.nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137551380843110484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-13812318237820100442010-11-30T09:50:32.857-08:002010-11-30T09:50:32.857-08:00Thank you, Amanda. I was trying to figure out if t...Thank you, Amanda. I was trying to figure out if they were at all similar to track and field spikes, which you only use for competition and the last tiny bit of practice and warm ups.SJSiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996362396265436534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9214193336996953667.post-46032585530935791772010-11-30T08:58:33.880-08:002010-11-30T08:58:33.880-08:00Pointe shoes wear out pretty quickly. Lots of dif...Pointe shoes wear out pretty quickly. Lots of different factors play into it--the type of shoe, style of dancing, size of the dancer, strength of the foot, the break-in methods used, ect. As a general rule, pointe shoes tend to have about 10-24 hours of dancing in them, so Jessi needing new shoes every week isn't unreasonable given the number of practice hours we see she probably has.Amandanoreply@blogger.com