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How To Tie Ballet Flats

By Emma Neilson, DWC Social Media Manager & Pointe Fitter


Ballet shoes come in many different shapes and sizes. Some can be black, pink, or white and have strings or no strings, but for shoes with strings, it is important to know how to tie them for classes. DWC Staff Member Emma Neilson is here to help give you some tips and tricks on how to tie your strings properly! Read on to learn more!

Materials needed:

  • Ballet flats with strings

  • Tape 

  1. To start, put the shoe onto your foot and pull the drawstring so the extra fabric around the shoe is flat against your skin.

  2. Once the drawstring is pulled, tie the two elastic pieces into a bow.

  3. Take off the shoe and get a small piece of tape.

  4. Grab the ends of the bow, pull them together, and put the tape around the strings.

  5. Tuck the strings into the front of the shoe and push the tape down on the front inside of the shoe.

  6. Try on the shoe and make sure that the tape doesn’t fall off. If needed, use more tape!

We hope that these steps can help you if you need to tie your ballet flats. Each teacher is different so be sure that you find out what they would like first before cutting or tying your shoes! Be sure to watch the full video for a visual step-by-step on how to tie your shoes!


 

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