SANSHAWomen's Recital II Pointe Shoe

I ordered two sizes up and a wide width instead of my usually normal width, they were still a size too short, too narrow in the box, and far too rigid to even releve, let alone dance in them, without first some major breaking in crushing bending cutting etc. In summary - beautiful, top quality pointe shoes, but not for me. I’d suggest if you have normal width, order 3 sizes up, crush the box and break the shank.

The media could not be loaded.  Supportive, hard shank pointe shoes. The toe box and long wings are perfect for long toes.

I usually wear a 7.5 in street shoes , (Note - my foot measures 9 1/2 inches exactly from heel to toe - according to chart that is size 7.5, that's exactly my street shoe size), however these pointe shoes are not gonna be your street shoe size, , after reading a few reviews, I decided to try an 8. Turns out even an 8 sits way too tight. I returned an 8, got my refund within the 2 weeks. And instead, I got size 10, and it fit pretty good, but i almost wish it was just tiny tiny bit bigger. So basically, most of the reviews state shoe is too small. Its gonna be 2.5 sizes up from your street shoe size. If you are a 7.5 like me, order 10. If you are an 8, definitely go for 11. The shoe itself is good for the price, i like it. Doesn't come with a very good elastic though, mine ripped after a week and i just replaced it with a better quality elastic. The shoe is also kind of tough to break in.

First time we ordered these in her shoe size, but they were to small. Went up one size and that did the trick. No problems since then - she loves her ballet pointe shoes.

Very lovely...and very small! You will definitely want to order 2 sizes bigger than your Sansha flats (which I ordered 2 sizes bigger than my street shoe size, according to the Sansha size chart recommendations. So, being as I wear an 11, that seems to make me SOL for replacing my pointe shoes, since I would need a 15.) This is a good example of why it's best, if you are blessed with a local dance shop, to be fitted first... and save online ordering for replacements (same style, same brand). Barring that, you may have to make multiple returns before you find your perfect fit. Thankfully, Amazon has a very generous return policy! Just make sure you don't wear them or sew on elastic 😉

I really loved how strong these are. Even as my first pair of pointe shoes, I noticed that they were extremely well made and are very hard to break into. One draw back: The strap isnt attached and you need to get some ribbons as they arent given with the shoes. I usually wear a size 9 street shoe and ordered a 12; I'm kind of wishing I got a 13 because they're a little tight, but I'll deal with them. Overall I think these are good pointe shoes for the beginners and am excited to start trying these out. The colour is superb and beautiful!

These shoes run incredibly small. The size chart is completely off and misleading. Right out of the box, the shoes are gorgeous. But as soon as I went to try them on, I couldn't. Super bummed out by this. I normally wear a size 7.5 to an 8 in street shoes and about a 6b in ballet slippers. However, I ordered a size 10w in these and they were about 2 sizes too small. I just ordered a 12w, so I'm hoping those will fit better. That should give you an idea of how small these shoes run though.

The shoes came in perfect, brand new condition, never used. They were shipped and delivered on time, too.These shoes have a soft shank and are light and easy to work with. The vamp is to low for my feet - these shoes definitely have a low vamp and are a little more tapered than what my feet would need.

It was a size or two too small, if your ordering, order a size up