Once students are allowed to wear ribbons, they will need to learn how to tie ballet ribbons. Although it may seem tricky at first, children will soon learn to tie ballet ribbons themselves. You have sewn the four pieces of ribbon to the sides of your ballet shoes and you now need to know how to tie your ballet ribbons. Once tied, ballet shoes with ribbons look so elegant and keep the shoe attached to the foot, whilst freeing up the front of the foot to stretch as much as possible. STEP 1 Put the shoe on the foot of the dancer. It is important the dancer is standing up as it flexes the foot correctly for ribbon size. Hold one ribbon in each hand. STEP 2 Taking the ribbon which is attached to the outside of the foot, cross over the front of the ankle, pass around the ankle (inside), around the heel, around the front of the foot again and hold it just above the inside ankle bone. STEP 3 Taking the ribbon which is attached to the inside of the foot, cross over the front of the ankle, pass around the outside of the ankle, around the heel, all the way around to cross over the front of the foot again, around the back and coming to a stop above the inside ankle bone. (This ribbon goes around the foot more than the other ribbon) STEP 4 Take the ends of both ribbons and do a double