How long should i be in dance to wear pointe shoes!!!!!!?

10 yr. old


i%26#039;ve danced off%26amp;on for about 4 years


i REALLY!!!!! want to get in to pointe!!

How long should i be in dance to wear pointe shoes!!!!!!?
Here%26#039;s the thing. You%26#039;re 10. You have danced for a while. But be really careful, and you might want to wait. It might not be what you want to hear, but if you go on too soon and aren%26#039;t ready, you could ruin your entire dance career.





I know how bad you want to be on pointe, I remember when I did. It%26#039;s so wonderful, even though it hurts a bit. It%26#039;s like magic and it%26#039;s just so exiting! Your teacher will know when and how to put you on pointe. In the meantime, really straighten your legs and especially your ankles. A great exercise is to write the alphabet with your feet in the air- I know-weird, but it works.





About your age, the youngest I%26#039;ve seen girls go en pointe is 11, sometimes 12. You don%26#039;t want to rush. It%26#039;s OK to wait, and it%26#039;s even better to go for it and try hard. Just be smart.
Reply:Ask your teache what she thinks about it. It depens on how good you are too. I started dance when I was like three, and started point at age ten. So your not too young but you may not have been going long enough to do it but ask she really is the only one who can tell you.
Reply:i %26#039;m 15 and i have been doing ballet four months but my teacher said that next year i will wear pointe because of my strong will and my good technique. i believe that if you really love it you can make it!
Reply:probably 11! i know someone who started at 8!!!good luck!
Reply:Your ballet teacher is the only one who should tell you when its okay to start training on point. He or she can see how strong you are. The key is to be strong and have good technique because these things will help prevent you from injuring yourself. Point shoes are exciting! And its definitely worth the wait. Let the anticipation motivate you to persevere!
Reply:10 is normally the age when teachers start to pay attention.





if your legs and ankles and feet get strong enough then your teacher might start thinking about letting you go en pointe.





if you start to soon you could injure yourself, and keep yourself from going up for even longer.





so you have to be patient and really start to train yourself.





do plie releve when your watching tv, sit in your splits, do coupes, and just practice...





good luck! and be patient lol



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