Women One Shoe?

[beachgirl]

Why does Ragan Smith only wear one shoe for beam and floor? Do others do this too and I just haven't noticed?

 

[duyetanh]

Now this is an interesting topic imho...maybe one foot needs some protection from a slight injury?....hmm...curious what others post.

 

[mariposa]

I'm guessing it's the foot she does turns on?

 

[SurpriseGymMom]

From a dance viewpoint it would be her turning foot. I just assumed it was the same when I saw her wear that yesterday...

 

[fuzi]

Most of the girls who wear one shoe on beam or floor wear the one shoe on their turning foot - so they are less "sticky" on their turns.

 

[Sari]

A couple of the older girls on our team do this on beam, and for them it definitely is about smoother turns. I'm not a fan, I bet they'd be ecstatic to see elites doing it. Proving coach wrong, haha.

 

[mommyof1]

Wouldn't it be better to wear one modern dance sandal than one shoe?

 

[SurpriseGymMom]

Ragan wore a half shoe (turner). I see them in dance all the time although our studio doesn't wear them at all. There are different brand names, I think pirouette is one. Basically it covers the toes and forefoot, then there's just an elastic strap going over the heel. It was very noticeable to me and I vastly prefer the look of going barefoot but I can understand what the purpose was.
I wish she would have at least used a nude colored one, they exist..!

 

[NH~GymMom]

Aly Raisman has been wearing one shoe on floor since upgrading her L turn to a double. Though she does wear one that is less noticeable due to color.

 

[shelovestoflip]

Ragan wore a half shoe (turner). I see them in dance all the time although our studio doesn't wear them at all. There are different brand names, I think pirouette is one. Basically it covers the toes and forefoot, then there's just an elastic strap going over the heel. It was very noticeable to me and I vastly prefer the look of going barefoot but I can understand what the purpose was.
I wish she would have at least used a nude colored one, they exist..!

I noticed Aly had one on as well. Hadn't really noticed before this season on any of the girls!

 

[Deleted member 18037]

Ok silly question, why not just wear both

 

[Seeker]

Ok silly question, why not just wear both

Probably so they retain some grip with the other foot.

 

[sce]

Look closely at the photos, her foot is heavily wrapped/taped. She probably needed the shoe as the tape would not allow her to turn properly.

Same thing for Aly on floor.

 

[thecurseofthechalkyhand]

The first artistic elite I ever noticed wearing one rhythmic shoe was Terin humphrey. She later started wearing two shoes. But that was for floor. Terin wore tumbling shoes on beam.