dance en pointe

I really really want to do this. I am going to take my Grade 8 ballet exam in 1/2 a year, which is the highest you can go, and yet I have never been on point, simply because we don’t have the money for me to go to the point class :’( so once my grade 8 class is finish, I might be able to go to the point class XD

When i was 13 my parents made me quiet all dance i was taking (just about everyhting you can imagine) i got a life threating case of amonia and they wouldn’t let me rejoin so now at 19 and in the marine corps i’m trying to restart anyone have any advise?

than a year of training I’m still unable to stand en pointe “correctly”. Better give up & spend time and energy on activities “within reach”.
_{And I’m not giving up dancing by the way :)}

I have always dreamed of being a ballerina and actually took ballet classes for about 6 months last year. I quit the classes after my first “performance” because of time constraints and have continued to use this as an excuse not to take classes since. While I really don’t have the time for a few more months, I am still holding onto my goal to one day dance en pointe (maybe even on a stage).

I have been dancing since i was five and now I’m 13 and my dancing teacher still won’t let me on pointe. She has let people younger than me on and it’s really unfair because i practise loads and have really strong legs and feet – my dancing teacher absolutely hates me though and always finds fault with me. I’ll never give up dancing but it’s really depressing. Anyone got any advice ? Thanks x

during my Thursdays ballet class but there’s still a lot of room for improving my skills:) so I’ll keep this on the list.

if anyone can go en pointe?

im in grade 4 and im nearly 15, but i read somewhere that you cant dance en pointe properly unless all your toes are the same length, and if they arent then you will struggle and have to get special shoes?

thanks x jaiiy x

I’m in grade 5 ballet at the moment (IDTA) and sometime during grade 6 ballet (which is apparently worth a dance GSCE!) you get to start doing pointe….I really can’t wait.
funny how we want to experience the pain just to dance like that…but it looks like an awesome thing to do!

after dealing with a mental illness my entire life so far i decided to do one of my dreams and that was to become a dancer it was unbelieveable how much my life changed i’ve never been so glad to finally feel like i belong. if this is something you’re looking to do give it a shot. Unfortunatly i can’t do it as much anymore but i live for every chance i get.

I’ve been dancing on pointe for 4 years now, and it’s definitely worth doing if you don’t mind some of the pain that goes with it. At my dance studio (a very strict one) they prefer you have nothing but toe tape in your shoes. Then at some other dance schools they don’t mind what you put in your shoes (lambs wool, ouch pouches, etc) . I reccomend Bloch Aspirations (those are my shoes, and they are really comfortable!) If you have any questions, I’d be glad to answer them!

-Emma