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They use special point shoes

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Which foot movement enables the ballerina to stand on her toes?

dorsiflexion


Is there something in ballerina shoes that allow the ballerina to dance on her toes?

Yes, the Pointe shoe is padded. With layers of cloth and glue, the toe is padded so the ballerina can stand on it like a platform.


When a ballerina points the toes this is known as?

When a ballerina points the toes, this is known as plantar flexion.


How do you stand up on point shoes?

The way pointe shoes are constructed make it possible for a ballerina to stand directly on her toes. The place where your toes go in a pointe shoe is call a toe box. Through chemical processes the tip of the shoe (toe box) is made into a square like shape.


What is the weight of a ballerina on tiptoe?

To find the weight of an object, use the formula F = M * AWhere F is the weight,M is the mass of the ballerina, andA is the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 if the ballerina is on Earth).The weight won't change if the Ballerina is on his or her toes or not.


Who invented ballet shoes?

They were made by Marie Taglioni, the first ballerina to dance on her toes.


Can Yao Ming stand on his toes and dunk it?

Yes he can easily dunk on his toes


Will you exert more pressure when you stand on your toes or when you stand flatfooted?

You will exert more pressure when you stand on your toes because your body weight is concentrated on a smaller surface area. This increases the pressure on the toes compared to when you are standing flatfooted with the weight distributed across a larger surface area.


What is it called when you stand on your toes in ballet?

En pointe


Im 18 how to increase height?

stand on your toes


Can you use sock instead of pointe shoes to dance like a ballerina?

Pointe shoes are hardened in order to give your foot support when standing on the very tips of your toes. A sock would not support your toes and help them to stay in straight alignment.


How do ballerinas toes not get crushed by their own weight when standing en pointe?

Im on blocks and you don't stand on the tip of your toes. If you go onto your tip toes that's how we stand. we have Gel pads in the shoe and a wooden block to make us higher