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Coke Zero & Those Darn Pointe Shoes |
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| Written by Diana, on 16-06-2007 01:11 |
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I bought a Coke Zero. It's weird. It's definitely not Coke Classic but I think it just might be better than Diet Coke (thank god). I can't decide if it's too weird though. It's not as refreshing as Diet Coke and although they're the same, the carbonation always seems differnt and the taste different when soda is in a plastic bottle as opposed to a can. Maybe Coke Zero in a can isn't as weird. It has quite a bit less sodium: 40mg/12 fl oz in Diet Coke where there's just 30mg/20 fl oz in Coke Zero.
I exercised with one of those large rubber bands today (they're more like RIBBONS). I have a feeling my arms and shoulders are going to be in a LOT of pain on Monday. I also used my Fuidity Bar (like a barre in ballet but PORTABLE) to practice with my pointe shoes. Just how professional dancers balance like that eludes me. Posture, strength, SKILL, I know that all comes into play but jeez. There are pointe shoes that practially have a rounded toe and that's just crazy to me, how they balance on them. Mine have a relatively flat toe but it's still really difficult. I definitely rely on that barre so I don't fall on my face lol. I have a relatively high pain threshold so I was able to practice for a while but my shoes aren't fitted perfectly so there's still probably a bit of unnecessary pain. My toes are taperd and the box is a bit wide for my foot so despite all the padding I've added to make them fit tighter, my foot still slides down and makes my big toe practically raw. I only have one piece of elastic on them right now, basically holding them on securely from the heel around my ankle. I find ribbons to be really uncomfortable. I wish I had that elastic ribbon instead. I ordered regular elastic (I'm using clear elastic now) because it's just more comfortable but it just takes so long to sew each side on and then it has to be just so. It's a pain. My new Bloche ballet slippers (which I LOVE) have one elastic of four sewn on one side (of EIGHT). it's such a pain. and you can't just sew them because you have to make sure your threads don't go through to the outside unless you want the threads showing which I really don't. the ballet slippers are like a white fabrick like glued or whatever to the inside of the leather shoe which means I have to avoid letting the thread go through the elastic and I don't want it to look "pulled" on the outside. I'm really having a problem with that on the satin pointe shoes. It's just really delicate. When I roll up into pointe the heel is the first part that I have to secure but then the bottom arche wants to roll OUTWARD rather than towards the arch in my foot so I have to secure the center as well. The shoes are really great but I think when I ordered them and did the fitting, they really didn't do as well as I thought they could have, being the manufacterer and all. I would definitely get a smaller box next time I order and if they have a better looking vamp, I'll opt for that too. I really like the vamps that are pointed but I don't think Gaynor Minden offers that. I have a pretty basic arch, nothing special so I'd like it to look better through a shorter vamp if they have one. I also wish they were more pink than peach but they don't offer a different color, except white which I don't want for everyday use.
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