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Who here is on pointe? I CANT WATE TO BE!!!!!!! Is it hard? Im scared lol

cool thanks for the advise biggrin

im 15 and i just started ballet a year and a half ago i wanna join a company too but i fear i have started too late. plus i had to put my lessons on hold till the summer cuz i have too much school crap to do. i cant wait till i start pointe .

im 15 (ill be 16 on jan 14) and ive been en pointe for almost 5 years. its a lot of fun but also a lot of work.
make sure u strengthen ur ankles alot b/c u NEED strong ankles 4 pointe.
when u 1st start en pointe dont puch urself. it takes a while to learn to do different things on pointe. a few girls in my class can't do fouettes (sp?) en pointe yet eek
also it will probably take a while 4 u to find the right pointe shoes. ive tried sooo many different brands!

good luck and if u hav anymore questions feel free 2 pm me!

I love pointe! It hurts a little in the beginning, but as long as you have good shoes that fit well and, if you want to, you can wear toe pads that make the inside nice and squishy for your toes. Pointe works differently for everyone. If you don't have a good arch in your foot, you'll wanna work on that. I don't and it's hard to get over my box sometimes. When you start pointe doesn't really make a difference. I started when I was thirteen, and I still can barely do a pirouette, but a girl in my class who just started this year can already do triples and quads. It takes a lot of dedication. You'll have to practice outside of class, if you only have ballet once or twice a week. If anything, just put on your pointe shoes and walk around your house on pointe to get used to the way the shoes feel.
PM me if anyone has any questions.

i went on pointe before the summer, and three months later i did my inter foundation exam, at the start they hurt a lot because my big toes were longer than the others, but i padded the other toes with cotton wool and mow they don't hurt at all lol. unfortunately i have not been on pointe for nearly six months because i hurt my little toe in the first week of the summer hols and it is not getting any better sad i really want to go back on pointe because i love my pointe shoes and it is so boring doing pointe work without pointe shoes!!!

i'd like to take pointe sometime. but im good with just regular ballet. i don't want to risk injuring my ankle or foot.
i'd might take it up in the future though.

im on pointe. i was first put on pointe when i was 13. i got an injury and stopped all dance for a few years after that. now i'm starting my pointe work from scratch at a very late age.

once you find the right shoes and pads and start working hard, its fun and very satisfying. lots of things are actually easier to do on pointe than they are on flat.