Comments on: Pointe practise http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/ Discover the Secrets to Conquering Some of The Most Common Pitfalls You Face When Learning Ballet Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: balletgrl http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/comment-page-1/#comment-56271 balletgrl Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:05:53 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/#comment-56271 You should buy a pair of long socks. Put them on over your pointe shoes and then pull the top back down over the shoe. You should buy a pair of long socks. Put them on over your pointe shoes and then pull the top back down over the shoe.

]]> By: Avie' http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/comment-page-1/#comment-24897 Avie' Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:45:49 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/#comment-24897 When you first start out en pointe, you really shouldn't be doing much without teacher supervision in the first place, because you could form bad habits. And, pointe shoes are for pointe, jazz shoes are for jazz, and there is a reason for that. Jazz shoes and pointe shoes and completely different, and you'll develop completely different muscles with different dance shoes. Like others said, wear socks to keep them clean if you are worried about them getting dirty. But, I wouldn't even worry about that, because well, they are shoes. They are going to get dirty because you wear them on your feet. They'll get marks, they'll get streaks, they'll get dirt. There isn't much you can do to avoid it. And, Saski, even NYCB principals don't do pointe in bare feet. Standing on your toes isn't pointe. It's standing on your toes barefoot. I've got amazing feet, great arches and crazy strength, but if I go onto my toes without pointe shoes on, it isn't pointe. When you first start out en pointe, you really shouldn’t be doing much without teacher supervision in the first place, because you could form bad habits. And, pointe shoes are for pointe, jazz shoes are for jazz, and there is a reason for that. Jazz shoes and pointe shoes and completely different, and you’ll develop completely different muscles with different dance shoes. Like others said, wear socks to keep them clean if you are worried about them getting dirty. But, I wouldn’t even worry about that, because well, they are shoes. They are going to get dirty because you wear them on your feet. They’ll get marks, they’ll get streaks, they’ll get dirt. There isn’t much you can do to avoid it.

And, Saski, even NYCB principals don’t do pointe in bare feet. Standing on your toes isn’t pointe. It’s standing on your toes barefoot. I’ve got amazing feet, great arches and crazy strength, but if I go onto my toes without pointe shoes on, it isn’t pointe.

]]> By: saski http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/comment-page-1/#comment-18009 saski Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:24:04 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/#comment-18009 well i do pointe in bare feet but ive got naturally remarkerble feet well i do pointe in bare feet but ive got naturally remarkerble feet

]]> By: Marissa http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/comment-page-1/#comment-16756 Marissa Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:05:52 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/#comment-16756 you should only practise pointe in your pointe shoes. your jazz sneakers may be suportive, but they don't give you the same range of motion as pointe shoes and balencing is compleatly different. if you don't want to get your pointe shoes dirty, either clean the floor you are going to be practicing on or wear socks over your pointe shoes (none with a seam that goes over the tip though, as this will alter the platform you are standing on when you go on pointe). if you are worried about the surface of the floor damaging your shoes, then it's probably not a safe floor to be practising on anyway. you should never try to do pointe on carpet or concrete, and most other floorings won't damage your shoes, tile might damage your feet though if you are doing anything other than rising onto pointe by rolling through your feet slowly. you should only practise pointe in your pointe shoes. your jazz sneakers may be suportive, but they don’t give you the same range of motion as pointe shoes and balencing is compleatly different. if you don’t want to get your pointe shoes dirty, either clean the floor you are going to be practicing on or wear socks over your pointe shoes (none with a seam that goes over the tip though, as this will alter the platform you are standing on when you go on pointe). if you are worried about the surface of the floor damaging your shoes, then it’s probably not a safe floor to be practising on anyway. you should never try to do pointe on carpet or concrete, and most other floorings won’t damage your shoes, tile might damage your feet though if you are doing anything other than rising onto pointe by rolling through your feet slowly.

]]> By: carmen http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/comment-page-1/#comment-16753 carmen Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:21:37 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/pointe-practise/#comment-16753 um I don't think its the best idea to be using anything other than pointe shoes to practise! they might be supportive but the reason they are called jazz boots is because they are used for jazz, not pointe work. Maybe wear a pair of socks over the outside of your pointe shoes to protect them. if your still not sure ask your teacher. um I don’t think its the best idea to be using anything other than pointe shoes to practise! they might be supportive but the reason they are called jazz boots is because they are used for jazz, not pointe work. Maybe wear a pair of socks over the outside of your pointe shoes to protect them. if your still not sure ask your teacher.

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