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Pointe Shoe Fitting Tips for Long Toes

Josephine Lee

August 23, 2019

Have long toes? This video is for you. Pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop goes through pointe shoe fitting with long toes, and explains how to make your shoes work for you.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rWxtl3ogUCQ

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