Beginning pointe, getting stronger?

Question:okay so my ballet class has been going for 5 months. we are teens and i believe all have had prev.. experience. anyway we are gonna do demi pointe for november and december and then we are gonna start pointe cause i mean we are pretty good in flat shoes. lol.
anyway last time i was in my pointe shoes they hurt so bad i couldn't get through a single class and i decided i wasn't ready for it. so now i have been trying to get stronger legs and ankles, etc. and just like better ballet foundation like over my toes and everything. anyways im afraid in two months i still wont be very good. i am goingto get new shoes like fitted better cause i already returned the others.i need exercises to strengthen specifically my legs and ofcourse i want nice lean arms and a strong core. i hope to be much fitter by january..can you give me some advice about toning and also what i should be eating. weigh like 114 and am 5'4'', 5'5'' if it matters idk thanks whoever helps

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: okay so my ballet class has been going for 5 months. we are teens and i believe all have had prev.. experience. anyway we are gonna do demi pointe for november and december and then we are gonna start pointe cause i mean we are pretty good in flat shoes. lol.
anyway last time i was in my pointe shoes they hurt so bad i couldn't get through a single class and i decided i wasn't ready for it. so now i have been trying to get stronger legs and ankles, etc. and just like better ballet foundation like over my toes and everything. anyways im afraid in two months i still wont be very good. i am goingto get new shoes like fitted better cause i already returned the others.i need exercises to strengthen specifically my legs and ofcourse i want nice lean arms and a strong core. i hope to be much fitter by january..can you give me some advice about toning and also what i should be eating. weigh like 114 and am 5'4'', 5'5'' if it matters idk thanks whoever helps

I will give you techniques, steps, excersizes, and stuff you need to know to go en pointe.

Your ribbons should be tied neatly tight enough to support you but loose enough to leave your ankle free to move. Make sure your draw strings are tucked in.

Darning pointe shoes- This makes the pointe shoes look new. Every month or so darn the tips of your pointe shoes by taking a needle and sticking it through the threads.

Glissade- Start with a demi-plie in fifth position and slide your leg forwrd. Transfer your weight forward exactly onto your right pointe at the spot reached by the toes. Close your back foot tightly behind to form fifth position on pointe.

Releve- Stand in first position. Move smoothly into a demi-plie keeping your heels firmly on the floor. Holding your turnout, push strongly up onto pointe. Roll through your feet carefully back into a demi-plie.

Echappe- Demi-plie in fifth position, then spring up lightly onto pointe in second. Skim your toes across the floor to escape from demi-plie. Keeping lifted and light, close your legs simultaneously back to demi-plie in fifth position.

Strenghten your feet, body, and legs- Sit on a chair and put marbles on the right side of you on the floor. Pick up the marbles with your toes. Do this until all of the marbles are on the left side. Then bring them back to the right side. Keep your back straight and your toes pointed.

I remember when I wanted pointe shoes. I wanted them really bad. When I got them, they were clean and new. Now my pointe shoes are old because I danced on them. It is hard work and really you should work hard if you vwant them because it is a big job. Pointe shoe sizes are not the same. You need to go to a pointe shoe factory to get a pointe shoe fitting because when on pointe, noone has the same feet. If you are really good, and have trained hard for several years then yes you should get pointe shoes.You should have had at least 7 years of ballet to go onto pointe. if you started when you were ten, and are really good, you can be on pointe when you are 12. Pointe make you feel light and graceful. It is a wonderful feeling to be en pointe. I'm 13. I've been dancing since I was 3. Ballet is really hard work. All the hard work pays off when you are so strong and you see those beautiful pointe shoes in your dance bag. Pointe makes you feel tall. You feel really delicate on pointe because you have to be able to lift yourself up, and take yourself down carefully again. I love pointe. It's awsome. Pointe shoes are awsome too because they are hard and they are fun to use. Here are some things you should know about pointe:

Darning pointe shoes- Take a needle ( a sewing needle) and stick it through the threads of the tips of the pointe shoe. This will make your pointe shoe look new and unused. If you want them to look new and unused.

Pointe shoes are made of- The tips of pointe shoes are made of satin, paper, and a coarse material called burlap, glued together. New shoes feel stiff and hard and have no left and right. It takes time and care to break them in and make them conform to your feet. You need to feel as if your shoes are a second skin. Then you will be able to "speak with your feet."

Perfect positioning- Do not try to dance on pointe until your body, legs, and feet are strong enough. Try to keep a vertical line through the center of your feet. Don't allow your feet to sickle or tilt sideways over your big or little toes. Sickling can lead to permanant injury.

Strenghten your feet, body, and legs- Sit on a chair and put marbles on the right side of you on the floor. Pick up the marbles with your toes. Do this until all of the marbles are on the left side. Then bring them back to the right side. Keep your back straight and your toes pointed.

Well , i think that you should really focus on making your arches and calfs stronger to make it easier to get up onto pointe . For this , find stairs with a railing and stand so that the balls of your feet are on the edge of the stair and your heels are off , and use the railing for balance. Lower your heels as low as they can below the balls of your feet . You should feel a nice stretch in your achilles. From here , rise up onto demi pointe as high as you can and them resist back down . You are basically doing releves , but with no floor under your heels. Try to start off by doing at least 50 , and then increase this number as you get stronger . As for everything else , do lots of cardio and eat healthy . Sit ups work too :)

Happy dancing !