Ballet...?!?

Question:im going to start taking ballet. im 15, and i kno ill be at a disadvantage with my late start, but i was wondering from other ballerinas, how long will it take me to get into pointe? i want to take 2-3 classes a week, but i dont kno if i will be able to with my scuduel, but hopefully at least 2.
i dont need to be a professional ballerina, but i want to be very graceful and poised, and i think that this will definately help me acheive that, right?
like, when will i be able to do that leaping through the air with pointed feet, and twirlling on your toes kind of ballet?

merci beaucoup;)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: im going to start taking ballet. im 15, and i kno ill be at a disadvantage with my late start, but i was wondering from other ballerinas, how long will it take me to get into pointe? i want to take 2-3 classes a week, but i dont kno if i will be able to with my scuduel, but hopefully at least 2.
i dont need to be a professional ballerina, but i want to be very graceful and poised, and i think that this will definately help me acheive that, right?
like, when will i be able to do that leaping through the air with pointed feet, and twirlling on your toes kind of ballet?

merci beaucoup;)

Ladies, can we breath for a second? I've been dancing longer than most of you have been alive, and it isn;t doing anybody any good to tell her she has to dance for 35 years before starting pointe. I did ballet for two months and then started. She clearly has ambition if she wants several classes a week and has very realistic goals.

If pointe is your goal, enroll is some technique classes and make your goals very clear to your teacher so she can evaluate you properly. But you are only 15, you can certainly learn pointe. A lot fo the people on here started dancing at like 3 years old, that's why they had to dance for 9 years before starting, they had underdeveloped metatarsals, which most kids do at that age.

Stick with it, you'll be fine!

First off, let me just tell you this. Not everyone can achieve grace and the ability to be poised. Some of us have the gift while others, sadly, do not. I am a ballerina and I am quite graceful and very poised -- not to brag or anything. I am just being truthful.

Anyway, there is no set amount of time that you have to be on ballet flats to get onto pointe. Again, you either have the ability or you do not have it. You should get a physical with your doctor. Make sure that you have strong ankles and strong legs.

It's not really a certain time, you have to be really good.
I've been taking ballet since I was about 6, and I still haven't gotten into pointe yet.

But the whole twirling thing - You usually start that really fast, because you know, twirling is kind of easy...

twirling???

Wow, you're asking a lot. The first thing you need to accomplish in ballet is flexibility. It Will take a while before your lumber. If you take two classes a weak and focus you can start getting the basics in two or three months. Depending on the classes you might not start learning pirouettes or leaps for a while. Good Luck!

well, it depends on how hard you work and how good your teacher is at teaching YOU. some teachers have absolutelly no conection with their students, on the other hand the same student can work like a proffessional with another. your teacher needs to motivate you.
Second, you will need to practice everyday and work very hard. I started my ballet at 12 last september, i am now 13 and am on pointes already. I trained 2h a day, though i dont hink its necessairy for you to do that.
i think if you try hard it could be attained after one year and a half of training. but you have nooo idea how hard youll need to work to get there!

If you want to get into pointe it will take you years and years especially since your 15. It took me around 7. you'll just have to work reallyreally hard.
Good luck.

Hi! I've been in dance lessons since age four. I practice for one or two hours a day, depending on how much homework I have, but I also have lessons four times a week. I was able to start pointe at age ten. However, it totally depends on your teacher's opinions and how quickly you'll learn to determine how long it will take to advance to pointe. It shouldn't take long to learn proper turns, leaps, and poise. Those things should really only take a week or two with practice and you'll definitely improve over time. Just remember to have a good attitude, be positive, and try your best! You can achieve anything you set your mind to! Good luck!

just because you do ballet doesnt mean you will be able to do pointe...not everyone can stand it. you are looking at years and years before you start. its gunna be harder since you're just starting now. i've been doing pointe for 4 years and i'm 15. sometimes it takes years to be graceful and poised and sometimes people just naturaly are. leaping and twirling you'll probably do in you're first year of ballet... i dont think with pointed feet and it might not look good until you get stronger and get more experience.. good luck :)

it takes 6-7 yrs to get in pointe sometimes 5

I started when I was 13, and I was in the same situation as you. (Wanted to be poised, graceful, etc.)

It took me five years to get onto pointe, and if I hadn't stretched every day and done countless foot exercises it would have taken me longer.

It shouldn't take you years to do the leaping/twirling thing, though. Just learn to point your toes and spot when you turn and you'll be fine!

Well you only actually need a minimum of 2 years proper ballet training , i only did contemporary and a little bit of classical for over 6 years before starting pointe six months into proper classical ballet . It really depends on your ankle , knee , and upper body strength , endurance and a lot more try to shape up and strengthen your muscles good luck.

Hello I have the answer okay ,here we go alot of people who have started when they were three and now are 15 cant go on pointe yet it depends on your feets shape grace etc.. It is very damaging to your foot you will prob. get arthritis it will take you a long time and again you are at a disadvantage . once you can you will only be allowed to practice and dance for like4 minutes beacuse of how stressful it is to your foot .it also depends on your dance studio . For example some studios like my old one would let you on after 2 years and being over 11 at my new studio they dont really even want you to go on . You seem like you are a natral so maybe in two years you can go on for 6 minutes!!