SURVEY: how long did it take you to get on pointe?

Question

Okay I just want to know the average length of ballet training needed to be on pointe? I have danced for. 10 months now and am already in company so I must be good and my instructor says I have natural talent. I am really good at ballet I pay attention have the highest leap in class and the best grand batmaes I think that's how you spell it and the best turnout with good technique so how much longer would you say until I am on pointe? Also how long have you been on pointe and how long did it take you to get to pointe?

Answer 1

It took me five years before I had my first pair of pointe shoes. But really, it all depends.

One good way to determine whether or not you are ready is by examining your feet. If they are flexible enough to pointe with a nice arch, yet stong enough (you can test by doing a couple of releves and seeing if you start to cramp or if you can handle) to support your entire body weight.

I recommend that you do pre-pointe, even if you are already in a company. Whether you are at the studio or at home, just do some releves or stretch your feet. One thing many pointe teachers do is have their student sit on a chair with a scarf on the floor. They have the student scoop the scarf closer and closer with their toes. Thera-bands are also VERY useful.

However, you may be ready for pointe just the way you are.

I suggest talking to your teacher and asking very specifically what it are the things you can work on.

I hope this helps!!!

Answer 2

I had been in ballet since I was 3, I was put on pointe when I was 12.

Answer 3

3 years!

Answer 4

grandbatmants and leaps have nothing to do with pointe work at , yes the strength helps but 10 months is definitely not long enough, it may look easy but it hurts like h**l , i gots some bloody blisters as proof.

at my studio and company we have to be at least 11 to go en pointe so I started when I was 3 and am 13 now and have been en pointe for 2 years so i guess ..... 8 years...ish???

Answer 5

what you described shouldnt determine whether or not you can go on pointe, its mostly strength but balance is another factor. it SHOULD take you at least two years, if your director is willing to put you on pointe after only a year then i would say its not a good studio... you should probably go somewhere else if she tries to put you on pointe that soon. for example, my teacher went on pointe too soon and now she has all these knee problems and can only stand for 30 minutes at a time, and shes young too. there are so many problems you can develop that i wouldnt risk it. heres my way of telling if its a good studio.

1. how often does the best person in the class get critiqued? it should be just as much as everyone else.

2. are the people in the class mostly at the same level? they should be

3. do they teach you all the ballet terms and what they mean? they should

4. what part of your foot should you be on at ALL times? the ball of your foot, if they havent mentioned that then its a sign its a bad studio

5. do you keep your torso where it is or move it forward when you do a grande battement? your supposed to move it forward slightly because its bad for your back

i suggest taking trial classes at other studios just to see what they say about how long it would take you to get on pointe

Answer 6

5 years

Answer 7

sweet, try to go in pointe now. talk to your teacher personally.

that'll show everyone that people can go into pointe with a little work and a lot of heart..

Answer 8

i was 11, but it really depends on your body and your teacher. your teacher probably has around an average age she puts students on pointe. but it depends on your strength and your bones. it sounds like your technique is strong enough. since you asked i will tell you that it took me 7 years to get on point, but that's because i started when i was 4. it doesn't matter how long it matters how good and how strong. woah i made a rhyme. well i hope this helps the best advice i can give you is patience, and while you're waiting make your soft shoe technique as good as it can be and your ankles as strong as they can be so when you get on point you'll be ready.  

Answer 9

My sister was a ballerina since age 4 and she went on pointe for the first time at age 8 or 9, i believe.

Answer 10

Ten months is not long enough for you to go en pointe. You need a lot of ballet training first. Dancing en pointe might look easy, but trust me. It isnt. You need to have a lot of strength in your feet and ankles, natural talent won't give you that. I would say 3 years of ballet training before going en pointe. That would be strict ballet training, not from someone who would let you go en pointe after a year of dancing. Highest leaps won't help you get on your toes correctly. Been en pointe about two years, and I had around... 9 1/2 years of ballet before that.

About your dance studio. It might be an amazing studio, it might not be. You have been dancing ten months, and I assume it has all been at that one studio. I don't really see how you would know if it was a good place or not, having been dancing so short a time and not having seen many other dance schools. You could get seriously hurt if you go en pointe before you are ready, and it sounds to me like your studio is about to let you hurt yourself. That doesn't give a good impression of your dance school.

Answer 11

I'm going on pointe in a few weeks and i've been dancing for 2 1/2 years.