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2011年8月2日星期二

Ballet and Pointe advice!!?

-Hi, I am 14 years old, and have some but not a lot experience of ballet. I was dancing when I was about 3 years old and quit when I was 6. Then quit, but picked it up again in the summer before 6th grade, while I was there the teachers had ballet shoes for girls who forgot or didn't have them, not knowing what pointe shoes were in 6th grade, I slipped them on and went up on pointe. My teacher politely asked me after class if I'd put them back on and let her analyze my legs. She said I'd be a great dancer, but needed more practice in ballet. I quit that class because I didn't see myself a dancer. Since about a year ago, I was practicing my splits, turnout, passe, coupe, pirouettes, 5 positions, tendu, arabesque, etc. I kept on looking at videos and dreaming of what it'd be like if I could do pointe. I had to finish karate which reminded me about plies, etc. It helped my ankles with all the foot positions, and kicks to help strengthen up my legs, we did jumps and crunches which apparently helped my core muscles. I am finally able to continue actually in a class during this summer, and have been asking dancers, and people from companies about pointe, becasue thats my main goal. I am so confused because so many people tell me I can do pointe again, in days, months, years. But I wanted anyone that can help me with that and exercises too thanks :)

AlannahTake ballet for a while, and that will develop your technique. It sounds like you are very strong, so you probably will go up more quickly than most other dancers when starting dance. I can't give you an exact time frame because I have not seen you dance. Work hard and the time preparing will just fly by! Good Luck!!!!!!

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