Am i ready to go in pointe?

Question

I have been dancing since i was 5. I have taken tap, jazz, and hiphop for 6 years straight, then over the past 2 years started lyrical too. All are Advanced level other then tap, (stoped for 3 years) i am now going into ballet and pre-pointe classes. I have a very flexible foot arch, and i work out at the gym every day. my legs and ankles are very strong. As i do home exercises such has going on pointe bare foot and several other excersises, i can carry myself perfectly. i though have never took a ballet class, im wondering would i beable to go onto pointe after 1/2 years of ballet and pre-pointe. I learn quickly but am i getting way to ahead of myself?

Answer 1

um...honestly...you will start off loving pointe but it really hurts...you sound kind of like me....great dancer...carried herself perfectly....i did prepointe....and halfway through the season...3 weeks before competition started a girl broke her leg playing soccer. They had knowone left to fill in anywhere near that age category so they asked me. At first it was great but i wished I would have waited...just do what you think is right.

Answer 2

You might want to take more ballet classes to get all the technique down first.

Talk to your teacher and see what she/he thinks.

Your ankles may be strong, but you can still be injured.

You also want to make sure you have the correct fitting pointe shoe.  I injured one of my ankles because my shoes were not the right size.  I had just gone to a dance store and they fit me for shoes.

Once I got injured, I went to a lady who had danced on tow for 28 years and I tried a bunch of different shoes until I found the right one for me.  She also introduced me to lambs wool, which takes the place of a toe pad that you just slip on your foot.  The lambs wool forms to your foot, which makes pointe shoes a lot more comfortable.

Answer 3

i think your ready to be en pointe but i cant really tell. You should have good balance and be on your box right. You shuold take your time to get on pointe just in case of injury. You should ask your instructer.

Answer 4

You seem to be a very good dancer, and this is not something anyone can determine excpet maybe your teacher, talk to them, and find out when they think you should go on pointe, (they may tell you to wait, and it would be sad, but my teacher was gone for 4 months when i was ready and  i had to wait for her to come back. Trust me, ull survive.)anyway, they may just wait a bit to make sure ur ready, and they may have  u do more exercises. it is exciting, but if  u get ahead of urslef, u could wind up like my teacher and need a new toe joint.

Hope this helps, and best of luck.

aLwAyS dAnCiNg!

Answer 5

well...the average dancer is ready to go on pointe after about three or three and a half years of constant ballet lessons if you do not take lessons for at least 3 years of constant ballet lessons you could hurt yourself and after three years you should start taking pre-pointe...for more information ask your ballet/ pre-pointe instructor

Answer 6

There's really no shame in trying! If you think you are ready, you might preview a higher level class and see if you can keep up, and if not, keep roughing it until you get there the regular way! But from the way it sounds, you should be able to do a higher level class if you keep working at it! Hope this helps!

Answer 7

This is all up to your teacher. You can ask your teacher when you'll probably be ready for pointe but honestly I don't think it will be that soon.