The Freed is a no-go. I kind of want to curl up in a corner and cry. I've purchased and worn SO MANY pointe shoes this year (7 different shoes to be exact), and most of them for only a couple of classes each! It's a good thing I'm single with no dependents, because good Lord. Ye olde box of pointe shoe rejects The Freeds really seemed like they were going to work, but apparently they're too narrow for my foot (though I didn't notice a problem when I tried them initially). The box has gotten mushed out of shape on the outside (pinky toe edge), and the shoe is twisting which is shifting my alignment off the platform (i.e. instead of being over my big and second toes, I'm shifted over my pink toe! NO GOOD). You can see how I'm leaning to the outside of my feet in this shot. This is bad. When I had shown them to the AD of the school originally, she'd expressed some concern over that side, but in the end was willing to let me give them a shot.
The trials and tribulations of returning to the world of dance as an adult student.