How do you dance on pointe shoes?

I know i shoudnt be asking this wuestion if i%26#039;m not on pointe. but i would really like to know how to do it

How do you dance on pointe shoes?
Please ignore the previous answers. There are no wooden blocks in pointe shoes, although that is the common belief. They only sound like they have wood in them when they hit the floor because the end is very hard. They are actually made much like paper mache except with fabric. This helps support the foot to stay in a pointed position without the foot rolling forward, backward, or sideways and helps distribute the weight of the body. Most dancers also use padding in the shoe to help cushion their feet so there is less pain involved.





Basically, when you go on pointe you are standing on the very tips of your big toe and sometimes your second toe, depending on the shape of your feet. Your ankle is completely stretched. This puts an enormous amount of pressure on your feet, ankles, and knees. Many dancers end up with knee injuries if they are using improper technique on pointe. That is part of the reason your legs must be extremely strong, as they are holding the rest of your body weight in a position it is not used to being in (slightly forward from where you stand normally). You notice that it is harder to balance when on the balls of your feet (demi releve) - that is because your body weight is shifted forward. When you go on pointe, it is even further forward. So basically, to get to full pointe, you have to roll through your foot until you get into the position described above.





Please, please, PLEASE do NOT try this at home. It is extremely dangerous to go on pointe if you are not ready. You could seriously injure yourself and never be able to dance again. I had a friend who danced at a different studio than I did. She went on pointe too early and seriously damaged her knee. It was literally swollen to twice its normal size, and she had to quit dance all together. Please wait until your teacher tells you that you are strong enough to be on pointe - usually around age 12, but again varying depending on your strength and technical ability.





If you want to work on being stronger in the mean time, here are some exercises you can do:





Stand on the edge of a stair with just the balls of your feet on the stair and your heels hanging off the edge. Slowly go up into as high a releve as you can get (without going up to full pointe), then slowly lower yourself back down. You can repeat this until your calf muscles are burning. You can also try it with one foot, then the other.





Take a coffee can and some marbles. Pick up the marbles with your toes and put them in the coffee can.





Lay a towel flat on the floor. Use your toes to scrunch up the towel.





Using a theraband (available at a physical therapists office, at a dancewear store, or check online - it%26#039;s like a giant elastic band), place the end over your toes. Slowly point your foot hard, then slowly flex it.





For the above three exercises, make sure you do them with both feet.





Good luck, and please don%26#039;t try to go on pointe until your teacher says you are ready!
Reply:listen to groovy girl (sorry i forgot the name!they arent wood, its layers of satin and glue...and everything else she said!
Reply:The same way that you do without pointe shoes. Pointe shoes are made with a wodden block and padding so you can get up on pointe and stay there comfortably. You can go on pointe without pointe shoes but it really hurts and you can only stay up like that for less than a second.
Reply:The same way you would normally dance with your regular ballet slippers, except instead of going on half pointe, you%26#039;d go on full pointe. When you warm up, you sort of break in your shoes, and get your feet used to your shoes.





Also, when you take pointe, you put padding in your shoes to make sure you don%26#039;t totally kill yourself. x)
Reply:There are special shoes with a wooden block to help you stand it REALLY hurts and some peoples toes even start to bleed! But you can stay up on there pretty long if you%26#039;ve taken dance long enough/ And you have to take dance for a long time bfore you can take pointe! But after all the hard work Pointe is very beautiful and worth all the trouble!!



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