Comments on: Can I go on pointe? http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/ Discover the Secrets to Conquering Some of The Most Common Pitfalls You Face When Learning Ballet Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: danielle newman http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-52560 danielle newman Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:44:49 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-52560 by the way i have done ballet scince i was 2-3 years old. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx by the way i have done ballet scince i was 2-3 years old. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

]]> By: danielle newman http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-52559 danielle newman Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:43:30 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-52559 thanks for posting this onto this website. thanks from danielle newman. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx thanks for posting this onto this website. thanks from danielle newman. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

]]> By: danielle newman http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-52558 danielle newman Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:41:40 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-52558 hi i would like to know how old you have to be to go on point work in ballet? i am 11 years old and i go to riegate school of ballet. i am in grde 4 and i wounderd how old i have to be to go onto my point work in bballet. xxxxxx hi i would like to know how old you have to be to go on point work in ballet? i am 11 years old and i go to riegate school of ballet. i am in grde 4 and i wounderd how old i have to be to go onto my point work in bballet. xxxxxx

]]> By: Maura http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-52510 Maura Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:45:53 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-52510 I started lyrical at age 12 and then at age 13 I decided to go onto pointe even though I didn't take formal ballet. I have been doing great with it but I do encourage ankle strengthening! Good luck! By the way, I am five foot and I weigh ninety-four pounds. With pointe shoes though, I wear Gaynor Minden's. I started lyrical at age 12 and then at age 13 I decided to go onto pointe even though I didn’t take formal ballet. I have been doing great with it but I do encourage ankle strengthening! Good luck! By the way, I am five foot and I weigh ninety-four pounds.

With pointe shoes though, I wear Gaynor Minden’s.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-52356 Stephanie Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:09:43 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-52356 I'm 11 years old and weigh 95 pounds. i really want to go on pointe and my teacher probably thinks i'm ready, but i haven't been able to ask her. someone in my class, when i asked her, said we were going to go on pointe this january, but i'm not sure. when i asked someone else, they said we would go on in 2011. i'm really confused. can someone help me?also, i read that you're NOT supposed to wear other peoples pointe shoes or go on pointe if your teacher hasn'tt told you you can. I’m 11 years old and weigh 95 pounds. i really want to go on pointe and my teacher probably thinks i’m ready, but i haven’t been able to ask her. someone in my class, when i asked her, said we were going to go on pointe this january, but i’m not sure. when i asked someone else, they said we would go on in 2011. i’m really confused. can someone help me?also, i read that you’re NOT supposed to wear other peoples pointe shoes or go on pointe if your teacher hasn’tt told you you can.

]]> By: Miranda http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-51548 Miranda Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:17:08 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-51548 I am 14 and I only started dancing last year. I really want to go en pointe. I do 100 releve a night and I also run cross country so I have great endurance, strengh, and balance. Is it too soon to go en pointe?...Im clueless because I have asked my teacher and she doesnt know. I need help! I am 14 and I only started dancing last year. I really want to go en pointe. I do 100 releve a night and I also run cross country so I have great endurance, strengh, and balance. Is it too soon to go en pointe?…Im clueless because I have asked my teacher and she doesnt know. I need help!

]]> By: Josie http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-49901 Josie Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:16:36 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-49901 I am 10 years old and have been doing Ballet since i was 2. I am really looking forward to do pointe. How long do you think i should wait, or how long do you think my teacher will tell me. I am 74 pounds and is 4/11 I am strong and flexable. Thanks, Josie I am 10 years old and have been doing Ballet since i was 2. I am really looking forward to do pointe. How long do you think i should wait, or how long do you think my teacher will tell me. I am 74 pounds and is 4/11 I am strong and flexable. Thanks, Josie

]]> By: Reine http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-48256 Reine Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:24:51 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-48256 I'm 13 and have been doing ballet for a few years now, my friend that joined ballet the same time as I did, is now on pointe but I'm not,and she is always getting told to do 100% in class.. my teacher always looks at my feet when im on demipointe and she says i have very strong calf muscles, and ankles, but yet she hasn't said im able to go on pointe, my level 9 ballet class is going on tour soon, and there are only 2 of us going that arn't on pointe..i would love to go on pointe, and all my friends are saying i should go on...but i don't want to ask my teacher... I’m 13 and have been doing ballet for a few years now, my friend that joined ballet the same time as I did, is now on pointe but I’m not,and she is always getting told to do 100% in class.. my teacher always looks at my feet when im on demipointe and she says i have very strong calf muscles, and ankles, but yet she hasn’t said im able to go on pointe, my level 9 ballet class is going on tour soon, and there are only 2 of us going that arn’t on pointe..i would love to go on pointe, and all my friends are saying i should go on…but i don’t want to ask my teacher…

]]> By: Allana http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-40409 Allana Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:01:54 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-40409 I to am like you i mean i really want to go on point but im not ready yet and you might not be either so you just have you have paitence and practice your excersizes but dont wear your sisters point shoes there not right for you and you could bafley hurt yourself. :) I to am like you i mean i really want to go on point but im not ready yet and you might not be either so you just have you have paitence and practice your excersizes but dont wear your sisters point shoes there not right for you and you could bafley hurt yourself. :)

]]> By: Lauren http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-39621 Lauren Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:24:43 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-39621 I HIGHLY recommend that anyone under the age 15 NOT to be put en pointe. Your feet, most likely, aren't fully developed yet, and you are more likely to get bunions and crooked toes. Trust me, it is not a smart choice. I HIGHLY recommend that anyone under the age 15 NOT to be put en pointe. Your feet, most likely, aren’t fully developed yet, and you are more likely to get bunions and crooked toes. Trust me, it is not a smart choice.

]]> By: Emily http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-31604 Emily Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:11:31 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-31604 I am 12 now and weigh 6 stone 8. I have been dancing since I was 3 and would love to go on pointe but at my dance school, the minimum is 13 years old! But all my friends have started to go on pointe at other schools. Is this normal? I am 12 now and weigh 6 stone 8. I have been dancing since I was 3 and would love to go on pointe but at my dance school, the minimum is 13 years old! But all my friends have started to go on pointe at other schools. Is this normal?

]]> By: Laura http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-31198 Laura Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:51:12 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-31198 I really want to do pointe i know its stupid and unsafe but my friend lent to me her old pointe shoes and i wore them for hours and i am flexible and i figure skate and i have been teaching myself for a while and i want to take a real pointe class because i have never taken any classes b4 since i was way little now i am 14 what should i do? i am really good at pointe my friends shoes. i know its a bad idea to wear them tho. I really want to do pointe i know its stupid and unsafe but my friend lent to me her old pointe shoes and i wore them for hours and i am flexible and i figure skate and i have been teaching myself for a while and i want to take a real pointe class because i have never taken any classes b4 since i was way little now i am 14 what should i do? i am really good at pointe my friends shoes. i know its a bad idea to wear them tho.

]]> By: Emily http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-29006 Emily Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:11:18 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-29006 I asked my teacher if i could go on en pointe and she said yes (Cheers!!!). Anyway, before she could start training me the in depth stuff i had to change classes. My new teacher teaches pointe classes and i understudy in them when they do the barre exercises but she has not taken notice of me and asked if i would like to be in the actual classes. Do you think i should ask her or wait until she asks me. I asked my teacher if i could go on en pointe and she said yes (Cheers!!!). Anyway, before she could start training me the in depth stuff i had to change classes. My new teacher teaches pointe classes and i understudy in them when they do the barre exercises but she has not taken notice of me and asked if i would like to be in the actual classes. Do you think i should ask her or wait until she asks me.

]]> By: Emilia http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-29002 Emilia Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:22:28 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-29002 BTW, my ballet teacher told me I could go en pointe. BTW, my ballet teacher told me I could go en pointe.

]]> By: Emilia http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-29001 Emilia Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:21:07 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-29001 I am 11 and I am going en pointe this year, and I have only taken ballet for 3 years. Go to a doctor and have your feet checked to make sure that your muscles and bones are strong enough to hold you up. Good Luck! I am 11 and I am going en pointe this year, and I have only taken ballet for 3 years. Go to a doctor and have your feet checked to make sure that your muscles and bones are strong enough to hold you up. Good Luck!

]]> By: Shimmie http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-28447 Shimmie Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:14:54 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-28447 Heyy, i kno this might be dangerous maybe =[ but i don't quite go to any ballet classes but practice at home the basics over and over. i look at some professional videos on how to do them too. i can go on releve very good about 34 of them and is very flexible. I do gcse dance and practice a lot at home 3 hrs. do you think it is safe to continue i might do some classes in summer and stuff. =] Heyy, i kno this might be dangerous maybe =[
but i don't quite go to any ballet classes but practice at home the basics over and over.
i look at some professional videos on how to do them too.
i can go on releve very good about 34 of them and is very flexible. I do gcse dance and practice a lot at home 3 hrs.
do you think it is safe to continue
i might do some classes in summer and stuff. =]

]]> By: lucy http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-28056 lucy Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:38:42 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-28056 hey, I started doing ballet when I was very young. I continued untill age 9 and then I became interested in gymnastics. My gymnastics coach was terrible though so i decided to quit. Then I started to dance modern. I am now 12 years old and will be taking ballet at the beginning of next year. I am 5 foot 5 and 115 pounds. Is this too big? My teacher told me that I was very strong with good posture and that I would be good in ballet so thats why I am doing it again. Is it possible for me to go pro? Or at least open a studio? hey,
I started doing ballet when I was very young. I continued untill age 9 and then I became interested in gymnastics. My gymnastics coach was terrible though so i decided to quit. Then I started to dance modern. I am now 12 years old and will be taking ballet at the beginning of next year. I am 5 foot 5 and 115 pounds. Is this too big? My teacher told me that I was very strong with good posture and that I would be good in ballet so thats why I am doing it again. Is it possible for me to go pro? Or at least open a studio?

]]> By: taylah http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-28025 taylah Fri, 30 May 2008 09:39:48 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-28025 emily, this is a very bad idea. if your teacher has not put you en pointe yet it is because you are not ready yet. your feet may not be developed, you might need to improve your strength or balance, or you may simply need more practice. (there could be other reasons aswell). you also wasted money on your pointe shoes as you may have grown out of them by the time you ARE ready to go en pointe. regards, taylah emily, this is a very bad idea. if your teacher has not put you en pointe yet it is because you are not ready yet.
your feet may not be developed, you might need to improve your strength or balance, or you may simply need more practice. (there could be other reasons aswell).
you also wasted money on your pointe shoes as you may have grown out of them by the time you ARE ready to go en pointe.
regards,
taylah

]]> By: Emily http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-27538 Emily Tue, 06 May 2008 23:43:21 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-27538 I really want to be on pointe but my teacher isn't the nicest. I am really afraid to ask her so i had this idea of doing pointe and learning the basics before i ask her. I went to the dance store and they fitted me with shoes and said to practice. I can do simple turns, bourres releves, tendus and all of the basic stuff. I have never had any professional training on pointe before. Do you think that i should keep teaching myslef or go and risk my teacher. I really want to be on pointe but my teacher isn’t the nicest. I am really afraid to ask her so i had this idea of doing pointe and learning the basics before i ask her. I went to the dance store and they fitted me with shoes and said to practice. I can do simple turns, bourres releves, tendus and all of the basic stuff. I have never had any professional training on pointe before. Do you think that i should keep teaching myslef or go and risk my teacher.

]]> By: geane http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 geane Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:35:03 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/can-i-go-on-pointe/#comment-3583 its all really good that your flexy and rythmetic and all but even if you can stand on your toes in your sisters points you still may not be ready its not just physically demanding but mentally lots of people can point dance before their meant to but you will start soon by the sound of it so good luck love geane its all really good that your flexy and rythmetic and all but even if you can stand on your toes in your sisters points you still may not be ready its not just physically demanding but mentally lots of people can point dance before their meant to
but you will start soon by the sound of it so good luck
love geane

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