- I have a really long second toe, which means in my pointe shoes all of my weight is put on that toe, which gets bent over and smushed in my box. Any suggestions? I had this one idea to put a piece of cotton in front of my big toe so that the height is evened out.

runaroundstarkid asked: I have a really long second toe, which means in my pointe shoes all of my weight is put on that toe, which gets bent over and smushed in my box. Any suggestions? I had this one idea to put a piece of cotton in front of my big toe so that the height is evened out.

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mckeondancer said: There are little gel pads that you can buy wear you get your pointe shoes and put it in front of the big toe so that it evens out. I have the same problem.
snowdance said: I have the same issue and use gel tips just on the end of my big toes and I haven’t had problems since . It takes odd the pressure from my long 2nd and 3rd toes
annatheswanqueen said: putting a piece of cotton on the big toe would seem like the logical thing to do, however you should put it on the end toes so that when you stand en pointe the weight is evened out. i have the same problem you do and this work everytime :)
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