Misfitters Pointe Shoe Consultancy Is Making Fittings More Personal—and Inclusive

by Emily May for Dance Retailer News | Dec 16, 2025 | Profiles

South Florida–born and New York City–based pointe shoe fitter Casey Noble trained in dance at Marymount Manhattan College. Yet it was after dropping out of school that he discovered his passion for dance retail, cutting his teeth working with Bloch and Capezio while...

Ask Amy: How to Find the Right Pointe Shoes if One Foot is More Flexible Than the Other

by Amy Brandt | Aug 10, 2020 | Ask Amy, Training

I’m 14, and I feel totally stable and on my box on my right foot on pointe. But my left foot? Not so much. How can I fix the problem of being on one box and not all the way on the other? —Summer I spoke with Judy Weiss, master pointe shoe fitter for Grishko USA,...

Pointe Shoe 911: Six Sure Signs You're Wearing the Wrong Shoe

by Gavin Larsen | May 5, 2020 | Health & Body, Training

Despite the seemingly endless pointe shoe brands and styles to choose from, many dancers find themselves plagued by common, and often painful, problems. Stubbornly twisting shanks, baggy heels, incessant corns or a sickled look can be signs you need a different size,...