WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR FIRST PAIR OF POINTE SHOES 

LOVE that

Kawaii Strawberry how did it go xx

Im getting mine tomorrow, like july 15, 2017

Same

It's never too late! My mother was in her late 40's when she started ballet classes and in her mid 50's when she finally got en pointe. It was a life long dream of hers to dance. Her family had no money for it in the 1940's and she married when she was still in high school (that's the 1950's for you!). So after raising kids, she finally got her chance. She worked hard, practiced every night in the kitchen, and looked beautiful in her first recital. Gosh, I miss my mom! I gave up dancing in my early 20's (i started at 6) and I never should have! The studio I danced at put their daughters and high paying clients front and center, ignoring hard workers who could only afford one or two classes a week. As a result, I got distracted with other things in life and left my first love behind - I am glad to see you going for it! Dancing IS life!

update?

@@Fesmxa well I was excited, I trained for like a year and then I got injured (not because of ballet). I had to pause training for like 3 Months and didn't go on pointe after that. Currently I am gaining strength in my ankle back to go on pointe again. Training on pointe was so hard, but so fun! If you want to do that, work hard, you won't regret it :)

@@viviane1912 As a 24yr old who wants to get into ballet; your comment has inspired me! ;_;; I wish you luck in getting your ankle strength back!

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Any tips?

That's SO awesome!!!

How did it go??

congrats! how’d it go?

dancefreak _101 so happy for you!!! Congratulations!!!

Imani Alexis same!!!!

yes i did too

When you first started how badly did it hurt to be en pointe

Jessica I'm getting my fitting on Friday!!! EEEE!!!

So fun!!

aaaaayyy 15 and getting pointe shoes for the first time squad

omggg same!!!

Well how are you doing??

@@hihungryimdad great! It's so fun and it's actually not very painful

@@Crystal_daisies That's amazing! that means that your pointe fitter did a good job correct? or did your foot just get used to it?

@@hihungryimdad Both! Haha

Never heard of the school. However congrats!!!

Madison Jay Stone in South Africa?

ultimately, your dance teachers know best but it helps if you bug them about it

Lol

Pretty likely, If you want to get on pointe faster I would recommend doing some foot strength training exercises at home, I have been walking on my toes and using a resistance band to also get I pointe faster. I started dancing at 3 years old and danced until I was 12 (went on pointe when I was 11, no pre-pointe). Now I am 14 and have started taking ballet classes again and want to get on pointe within 6 months. I already have pretty strong feet and am very flexible

I’m grade 7 going to vocational advanced soon and I’m about to go back en pointe

Victoria Mochkovsky you usually have to sew your own shoes but some people’s moms think it will be too hard and they do it for them. When we got our pointe shoes my teacher taught us how to do it and she says we have to do it by ourselves even if we are only 11

Teacher shows them how to do it the first time as a group, and then keeps an eye on each girl's shoes for many months to come. Teacher absolutely will tell them to resew their ribbons if they didn't do it right the first time. 11-13 year olds can and are expected to learn how to do it. Older girls in the studio can help them with advice and monitor them doing it. Teachers monitor too. They learn it without parents involved. I don't know why a parent would ever forbid their child from learning to sew. In ancient days, that's the main thing girls as young as age 5-7 learned to do. Sewing garments etc was a huge household chore you would be expected to help mother with, as soon as possible.

Kashfia Islam oh my god 🤦🏼‍♀️

You'd need to take at least 3 classes per week for 3 years and be over the age of 11 to get en pointe.

Badmaa E Unless you are naturally very strong and flexible, probably not.

You can wear pointe shoes but you won’t be able to dance in them

PLEASE DON'T. YOU COULD REALLY INJURE YOURSELF.

Definitely not

Badmaa E no