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Ballet slippers and shoes - Females only

For dancers or girls who take dance classes. Share any stories in the message area.
What is your age group:
under 14
14 to 18
18 to 22
over 22
What kinds of dance do you do?
Ballet
Tap
Jazz
Other type of dance
What kinds of shoes do you wear for your dance activities?
Ballet slippers
Pointe shoes
Tap shoes
Jazz shoes/oxfords
Dance sneakers
High heels - pumps/courts/mary janes
High heel sandals
Boots
Other type not listed
Does your dance studio/school have a lost and found for items left there?
We have a lost and found bin
We have a corner or area where items are put in
We have a box or bin in a locker or dressing area
We have a corner in a locker or dressing area where items are put in
Things stay where people leave them until someone picks it up
Have you ever abandoned anything at dance class/school?
Dance wear
Street clothing article: (meaning everyday clothing)
Dance footwear
Street shoes
Socks
Other stuff
Have you ever tried on anything left behind or in the lost and found?
No
Dance shoes
Street shoes
Socks
Other clothing
If you have before did you... (choose all that apply)
Just try it on
Try it on and wear it for a bit but not for class
Wear it for class
Wear it home
Have you ever forgotten your shoes/slippers or just one?
Not yet
One shoe/slipper
Both shoes/slippers
If you have what did you do?
Went home to get it
Found one in the lost and found or someone left behind and wore it
Found a pair or two shoes/slippers to wear in the lost/found or someone left behind and wore them
Borrowed a pair from someone
Borrowed just one from someone
Danced barefoot or with my socks
Wore a sock and my shoe
Wore a sock from the lost and found or someone left behind and my shoe
Found two socks to wear from lost and found or someone left behind
Have you ever put on a shoe/slipper that was left behind or abandoned to try it on or dance with?
No
Yes, one like mine
Yes, one different color shoe like mine
Yes, one different type shoe
Yes, two different color shoes
Yes, two different type shoes
If you wore two different type shoes what kind did you have on?
One pointe shoe/ one ballet slipper
One ballet slipper/ one mary jane or cross strap ballet slipper
One jazz shoe/one tap shoe
One dance sneaker/ one jazz or tap shoe
One ballet slipper/ one dance shoe or sneaker
Other combination not here
If you have did you dance or try to wearing the two different shoes?
Yes
No
Have you ever danced with just one shoe on?
No
Yes, forgot one shoe
Yes, put on a lost/abandoned one
Yes, just fooling around
Yes, perform a dance or exercise that only uses one shoe
Yes, other reason
Have you ever worn an item you got from the lost and found or left behind items more than once as part of your dance gear or street clothes?
No
Ballet slippers
Shoes
Socks
Dance clothing
Street clothes
Street shoes
Wore it as street clothing too
If you've worn other slippers or shoes, have you worn... (from the lost/abandoned items)
one you found with one of yours
one you found with one of yours, and left yours in the lost and found/pile
just one you found alone
one you found with one sock on your other foot
a pair you found
two different ones you found
two different ones you found, and left yours in the lost and found/pile
one street shoe you found with one of yours
one street shoe you found alone
a pair of street shoes you found
two different street shoes you found
Have you ever... (from the lost/abandoned items)
Brought home a ballet slipper to wear alone that you liked
Brought home a ballet slipper to wear as a house slipper with one of yours
Brought home a ballet slipper to replace one of your house slippers
Brought home a pair of ballet slippers to wear
Brought home two different ballet slippers to wear
Brought home more than two ballet slippers to wear
Brought home any dance shoe to wear
Brought home a pair of dance shoes to wear
Brought home more than one dance shoe, not matched, to wear
Have you ever worn one ballet slipper and one ballet style house slipper?
At home
Outside - not just in the yard
At dance class
No
Not yet but I might
When not at dance class during your everyday life do you or have you ever...
Gone out with one shoe
Abandoned one of your shoes somewhere and continued with one
Found a lost or abandoned shoe and tried it on
Wore a shoe you found instead of yours
Wear house slippers out and about
Have just one house slipper that you wear
Just wear one house slipper
Wear different color or type socks
Wear one sock
Worn one sock and one nylon stocking
Found a sock and put it on
Have you ever worn a ballet slipper with a ballet style flat street shoe?
No
Yes, with a pointe shoe
Yes, with a regular ballet slipper
Yes, with a mary jane or x-strap style ballet slipper
Not yet but I might
Have you ever worn your dance shoes or ones you found out as street shoes?
No
Yes
Yes, my older shoes/slippers I don't use anymore
Yes, found one and wore it with one of my shoes
Yes, found one and wore it alone
Yes, found a pair
Yes, found more than one and wore them
This poll was created on 2009-07-23 13:26:14 by OneShoeOff