When does a ballet dancer get her first pair of pointe shoes? How does it feel t

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When does a ballet dancer get her first pair of pointe shoes? How does it feel to wear them?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: All dancer's go en pointe at all different times! I went on when I was 13 but I know other girls who did when they were 8, 10 etc. The average is usually anywhere between 11-15. The teacher tells you when you are ready to go on pointe.

The feeling is just indescribable..your toes are kind of squished and it feels strange having all of your weight on your toes but concentrating so hard on the dance makes you forget all about it.

I hope this helps :) it's just whenever she progresses enough, usually it's around 11 yrs old, and they hurt, you have to get used to them and if you're a ballerina you're going to have bad looking toenails and toes most likely. Depends how old you were when you started ballet. Formal ballet training generally starts at 8, toe shoes...hmmm...I got mine at 11 but I think 12ish might be better as most girls' bones are stronger by that time. We did a lot of exercises to strengthen that last joint of our toes and maybe that's why I didn't really feel a lot of pain. Or maybe I was so thrilled to be getting toe shoes that I was in denial about any pain...
If you started ballet late, like 14 or 15, you should probably wait like, 2 years. the dance studio that i go to does not do pointe shoes depends on ur studio whenever she is rerally good at it Depends when you started ballet...usually when your ankle is ready...so after 6-7 years of studio.. It is not after a certain period of time. Your legs and feet need to be strong enough because a girl I know has pointe shoes, except she can't use them properly because she didn't stretch enough. It is usually about after 6 years of dance, and your teacher will tell you(I am getting them soon, too!) I went on pointe when I was 15, my friend went on pointe when she was 13, Abbie was on pointe by the time she was 11, so it all depends. And, it's feels really strange before you get used to it. Like it's all so fitted it doesn't feel right and it's hard to walk on flat. But after a while they're more comfortable to wear then any other pair of shoes you'll ever have.

And, if you mean, does it hurt... Yeah, it does. Not as much as you'd think if you have strong ankles but it does hurt. Especially if you're doing jumps and stuff on pointe. Or bourre-ing. That really hurts.