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Before you start pointe work, you have been training with a professional trainer for some time, and it all depends on how young you started and how much you have progresses. It could take 10 years for say a very small person with small bone structure to go on pointe, but for some people, they may be starting pointe work after only a few years. Your trainer will let you know when you are ready; when you have the strength and technique. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO START POINTE WORK WITHOUT THE ADVISORY OF A PROFESSIONAL TRAINER OR WITHOUT A TRAINER HELPING YOU. Pointe work takes immense strength of the feet, ankles, and whole body really to be able to hold yourself up, and can be damaging to your feet if you start when you are not ready.
Once you and your trainer are sure you are ready for pointe, the actual movement for going up is simple. A good place to start is in first position: Stand in first position and engage your ankles and just press up. It's basicallt the same movement you would do if you were to go up onto the ball of your foot on the flat. But en pointe, you will go all the way up onto the tips of your toes so just roll through the ball of your foot, peeling each part of the foot (starting with the heel) off the ground. Hope that helps! Happy dancing!
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What happens if you go on pointe without being told to?
hey! if you go en pointe without being told to by a ballet instructor or/and a dance phsyiotherapist you will most likely injure yourself. going en pointe can be a wonderful or horrible experience. if you take the time to strengthen your legs, ankles, feet and core then you will get en pointe and stay en pointe without injury's. if you go en pointe just because it looks cool and you haven't actually made yourself ready then you could break an ankle, break a toe, damage your knees and completely ruin your feet and dance Carrier for life. you cant replace broken feet. if you want to get en pointe then talk to your dance teacher about pre pointe and maybe you and her can arrange something XD hope i helped!
Can I go on pointe?
If your dance teacher has told you to get pointe shoes, then you should go en pointe when you are supervised to start with. If you havn't been told to get pointes then i would not recommend it as you could hurt your feet/ankles.
How long do you have to do ballet before going en pointe?
Usually around 5 years, however it depends when you started. A good teacher will only allow you to go en pointe when your feet are strong enough and have almost finished growing, around 11 or 12. If you go en pointe before then your bones are too soft and will warp. If you only started ballet this year, for example and you are around 13 or 14 you will probably be allowed to go en pointe, but you will have to be guided very carefully by your teacher.
Is being on pointe hard in ballet?
Depends how strong your feet are. If your feet are strong, then you would find it easier than people who have weak feet Being en pointe requires a lot of hard work to get to that point as a dancer, for some it takes years to get to the strength and stamina to be able to go en pointe, for others it may take months. It really depends how dedicated you are and how much time you put in to build up your strength in your body! Also if you are considering going en pointe please remember its dangerous to go on if your not prepared, so please go over with a dance teacher ect, good luck and hope this helped you in some way:)
Can you go up on your toe on demi pointe?
Well, to be honest, no. The whole 'point' of demi pointe is that you only go up onto the balls of your feet, and I wouldn't advise going up onto your tiptoes (en pointe) without a qualified teacher supervising you and with some pointe shoes on, because otherwise you can seriously damage your feet and ankles.
