Nikolay StarPointe Pointe Shoes - Medium Flexible Shank

Love

It had been 3-4 years of struggling to find a shoe that worked for my dancer, with limited selection in our city. We were thankfully fitted in these last season, and haven't looked back. Very pretty on, heel doesn't slip, vamp length which we struggled with in the past is so much better. Finally!

Great Shoes

My daughter loves these pointe shoes. Great fit, longevity, and style.

Good shoe, but 2 distinct feels

I'm generally happy with this shoe. I switched from Dreampointe to get a slightly lower vamp and better roll through which is working well for me. I have noticed after using 5 pair now that it seems like there are 2 distinct factories making them. I feel it mostly in where the shank breaks and a little bit in how far over the platform wants to go. I haven't had any serious problems through, but I did end up cutting a notch in the shanks to basically 3/4 them so they all break exactly where I want them too, and not sometimes a bit too high.