In what grade do you usually start pointe ?

Question: In what grade do you usually start pointe !?

what grade in general and what grade at your dance studio !?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The best advise, is when your feet are ready, not what grade!. My feet stopped growing in 7th grade!. I was ready then!. also, you dont want to go on too early and look like a complete idiot! Seriously, it you aren't ready to start and you go on pointe, you might not be able to get up onto your pointes!. Grade really doesent matter!. The strength of you feet, and if you feel you are up to it!. Remember, you dont want to damage your feet! When you get older, you could possibly have problems!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you're taking the royal academy of dance, then you start at grade 5!. but it depends on if you're ready because if your ankles aren't strong enough, then you start later!. some start earlier, some later!. but at least a few years of ballet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i started in 6th, and now my ankles are damaged!. I would advise you to not start until your body is done growing!. Pointe isnt healthy as it is, but it can do serious damage to someone who isnt fully grown without a mature body!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A lot of studios start between 10 and 12 years old because it's hard on you ankles so they want to make sure your ankles are strong enough, but some really serious studios start a lot earlier!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i started fourthWww@QuestionHome@Com