Tying pointe shoes properly helps to support ankles and ensures that loose ribbons do not cause a safety concern.

1. Slide foot through the elastic hoop, then place padding on toes.
2. Finish sliding foot into shoe.
3. Take inside ribbon, cross over the front of the foot.
4. Wrap around ankle just above the ankle bone two times.
5. Take outside ribbon, cross over the front of the foot.
6. Wrap around the ankle directly over the other ribbon one and a half times.
7. Tie ribbons in a knot between the ankle bone and Achilles tendon in the soft spot.
8. Cut excess length on a diagonal leaving enough to work with OR Cut excess length and with adult supervision, singe the ends with a lighter.
9. Neatly tuck ends and knot under the layers of ribbon around ankle so they are fully hidden.