After communicating with the rest of the faculty, we have jointly agreed we would like all Level 3 and 4 students dancing on pointe to eventually switch to Freed Studio pointe shoes. Freed Studio shoes were developed with the young dancer in mind and provide students with a stronger and more durable shoe. We feel this will be a positive change for the younger students in the school. The Freed Studio shoes will not only offer more support in the early stages of pointe training, they will also last longer than Freed Classic shoes. This is not a policy to be implemented overnight. Please continue wearing what you are wearing until they have worn out, then consider purchasing Freed Studio for your next pair of shoes. In addition, we are in the process of trying to get a representative from Freed to come to SOBT in January to do fittings for all students. You are welcome to wait until this time to switch shoes; this would be a perfect opportunity to be professionally fitted and make the change to Freed Studio. We will have more information about this visit in the near future. OBT and SOBT are very committed to Freed of London and feel strongly they provide company and school dancers alike the highest quality product currently on the market.
Anthony Jones
School Director
