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That is a RECORD haha! xo

ofc you saved the best for last!!

Great suggestion Lisa, I'll definitely add this to the video ideas list xx

Malia Sprinkley YAY! You will love pointe 👏🏻

Good luck you superSTAR

im 12 years old and ive been 7 years dancing im in level 4

Thank you so much for your wonderful support xo

Me too i just started pointe

Alexa Mathis So glad you love it! 😍

That is amazing - keep going superstar!! I recommend that you do 12 calf raises xx

Claudia Dean Coaching thank you so so much!! I will definitely take your advice! 😁

I like your attitude. I am not young but I danced in youth and much later into mature years and could still do n it, but O moved back to the country, where there are few places to do ballet. I didcfind one and was getting back into n it but I was the only adult among teenage girls. I was keeping up very well. But c there was such intense resentment or something like that among older women who thought ballet was only for young teenagers, tgat I hadn't give up. So I try yo do b some of the exercises alone at home. Some of this prejudice against older women who once dance and want to keep dancing in thrir senior years needs to be broken down. We don't just want 'gentle exercise for seniir citizens'. That's so boring. Some of us still a year stron by dancing in youth and we want some heavy duty hard training now because we can handle it. I have no brit6le bones, rheumatism, high blood pressure etc and am nit fat, but do have diabetes and need to exercise. And ballet happens to be what I enjoy as serioys exercise. Gym, running etc is so boring and I'm hopeless at team sports, which also bore me. I'd like ice skating but there is nowhere c to do it in hot Australia. Gymnastics would be gone, but I have no skill for that. So it's ballet. And ballet is more fun in a group.

@@joebloggs619 I ended up doing to advanced foundation exam and also 4 discovering repertoire exams. I was teaching too, but left because I refused to comply with NWO poison mandates. I still teach and do Irish dancing. 50 now. Performing next week. I am also in Oz, but the cold south. Don't listen to the haters, that is pointless. Do you and go hard as you can. Limitations only come from within.

Samantha Kaplan 😘😍😘

Wow that’s amazing I don’t have tips cause I’m not even as half as good as you but o don’t want to say your amazing and your probably 18 now cause this comment was 3 years ago

I'm 15 and have been doing it since I was 14 (June 2021 - I turned 15 in Jan) and am about to enter my second vocational exam. Apparently I'm extremely strong and smooth en pointe so I want to be able to work on my confidence and get over the fear, which I struggle with. My turnout is also the main thing physically that I struggle with (alongside leaning back, but that's easier to correct). My pointe shoes are fine but they feel very clunky. Unfortunately our dance studio's fitter only has bloch. I wish I had something that was higher along the shank and doesn't feel clunky. Even when my old ones (same model) were soft they were super clunky, even when they couldn't support me anymore. Edit: also my shoes do look weird on me unless I'm facing completely to the side. They look bent very low even though the arch is broken in very high (right on the arch of my foot). Knuckling maybe? Idk

@@IATEALLTHECHEESE Eyo, I started June 1 2021 too- I’m 15 now and just got onto pointe! That’s so crazy ahhh

@@ballet_plum686 I've been doing ballet for years, even if I'm only on my second year of pointe work. I can't remember my last comment and why I spent so much time writing it lol Congrats on getting onto pointe!

Your support is amazing Skylar xx

oh and I love the follow along parts in the videos!!!

Hey Milly -- thanks so much for the support, also you should be doing 15 calf raises :) xx

Claudia Dean Coaching thank you for your answer, I'm in love with how connected you are to your subscribers, it seems like you answer every question in the comments! 😍

there isnt a specific strength you should be using for therabands. You should use whatever strength you find challenging and as you get stronger you will need a stronger theraband.

Aw thank you SO much for your support - I would recommend 10 calf raises a day xx

Think of that part of the foot 'licking' the floor if that makes sense ?

Hey Rachel, great suggestion - I'll be sure to add this to the video ideas list xxx

i especially needed those échappés and relevés tips

My goodness your support is amazing!! xo

Hey Emma, i recommend that you do 10 calf raises xx

Thank you so much!! xx

Sammyy you too! I recommend 15 calf raises xx

I definitely will Eleanor xxx

I'm glad I could help Rianne, and of course !! xx

Milena Garcia that's amazing! How great, how many classes/hours do you have per week?

Mauri de Gooijer Hello, I receive 3 hours on ballet flats and 1 hour on pointe in a week and in my house at least 2 hours more to get my feet stronger.

Nice! I wish I could have more classes, but unfortunately, I can only get one hour in a week. I try to do some more at home but it's harder since my technique isn't that great...

Hi Milena - thanks for your brilliant support!! I recommend doing 15 calf raises xx Keep going you star!

Milena Garcia, I am turning 40 in a couple weeks and just began pointe work last week. I have been doing 2 to 2 1/2 hours of ballet on flat a week and 1/2 hour of pointe a week.

Becky Krusi So glad you love it!!

You are too kind Alyssa

Claudia Dean Coaching 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

I'll add this to the video ideas list Sophie :) xx

Smiling Every Day your shoes are probably fitted incorrectly. Properly fitted shoes with padding should not be too painful.

That's very sweet! You're gonna be so good when you'll start classes 😆

Please get yourself some real classes, your going to hurt yourself

@@clodaghmurphy7902 you can't hurt yourself just training on flat