dancerguy Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Next weekend we have a performance in which I have to wear white shoes. I know that if I wear my regular black shoes for a week they are already dirty. I was planning on wearing the white shoes to class tonight, since it's a studio where we don't use rosin, so that they would stay clean, but I'd still get to stretch them out. But I was wondering if there was any way of cleaning shoes after they get dirty. They're canvas so I could wash them, but I've tried that with my black shoes and it doesn't seem to make a difference. Quote Link to comment
Dance_Scholar_London Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I put my white canvas (Bloch) every two weeks in the washing machine and they stay quite clean. Don't wash them too hot though Quote Link to comment
balletboyrhys Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Also if you are going to wash them, dont dry them in a dryer just air dry them. otherwise they'll probably shrink. you could wear the white shoes to class with socks over them. cut holes where the soles of the slippers are so that they dont slip when you're turning and stuff. of course you'll need to ask your teacher first if this is ok. just some ideas! Quote Link to comment
MJ Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I soak the shoes overnight in cool water, then wash cold in the gentle cycle. Use the washer's spin cyle to extract most of the water, and stuff the shoes with paper towels to help air dry. Quote Link to comment
dancerguy Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks, I managed to wear them to class today without getting them dirty, but these tips will come in handy this summer, when I have to wear white shoes. Quote Link to comment
citibob Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Washing machine with line dry works. But also... they don't actually have to be pristine clean for stage. As long as they're not super-dirty, I've found it's OK. Quote Link to comment
Henrik Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I bleach mine if theire too bad.. but I agree with citibob - they dont have to be WHITE on stage, as long as youdd still call the colour white and not grey, its ok.. Also we use chalks (can I write it like this? Anyway, the white thing little girls use to draw on the sidewalks, atleast in my european little city ) before going on stage to cover any black spots etc on the shoes. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Sure. chalk is kaolin. It's a type of compressed clay. The less-compressed variety, pipeclay, was used to whiten leather belts and even trousers in military uniforms of Napoleon's day. Quote Link to comment
BarreTalk Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Sure. chalk is kaolin. It's a type of compressed clay. The less-compressed variety, pipeclay, was used to whiten leather belts and even trousers in military uniforms of Napoleon's day. Who needs Wikipedia when we've got Mel to inform us of the details of the most obscure facts? Quote Link to comment
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