Is it safe for me to buy and use pointe shoes without instruction?

Question: Is it safe for me to buy and use pointe shoes without instruction!?

i took ballet for like 4 years but never got to pointe is it safe!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Uh-huh!.!. please dont buy pointe shoes unless someone like your dance teacher can tell you when!.!.
to dance on pointe you need to have good strong ankles and legs!.!. pretty much because your whole weight is against the edge of your toes!.!.!.
you also need good technique!.!.

If you'd like to go onto pointe, enroll into dance classes were you can brush up on your skills!.!. you'll first need to ask your teachers opinion n pointes!.!.
if she thinks you are ready then you should start with a pair at your dancing school!.!.
if you start at home, you ca learn bad techniques!.!. and habits!.!.

It takes about 3-8 years for dancers to get onto pointes!.!.
also try strengthening classes!.!. they benefit and help you alot!.!.
the more ballet classes you take the quicker you can get on them!.!. Please! Do not buy a pair unless you get the ok from a dance teacher!.!.
You can badly damage your toes even if your just walking around!!

Since you have 4 years of classial ballet training you might get onto pointes in a couple of months or maybe next year!.!.!
Keep trying!

I hope this helped!!

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absolutely not, i would recommend taking a pointe class and then you can take it from there! i made that mistake after 5 years of ballet! i severely injured my self (but i recovered!.) i couldn't do anything for a long time!. be smart and take a classWww@QuestionHome@Com

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and did I mention NO!?!!?!!?! They're used, which means that shanks are crap at this point, they weren't fitted for you, you obviously didn't have the metatarsal strength to do pointe when you did dance, just don't!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No it's not!. you need teacher instruction to tell you how to safely use the shoes and tell you if you're doing something wrong so that you don't injure yourself!. They also need to tell you if you're strong enough!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

NOOOO!!! DON'T DO IT!!!! YOU COULD HURT YOUR FOOT VERY BADLY!!!!!!!!!! MY FRINED DID THAT AND SHE WAS PLAYING AROUND IN THEM AND SHE BROKE HER ANKLE!!! PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO IT FOR YOUR OWN SAFTY!Www@QuestionHome@Com

NO!!! Don't go there unless you want to possibly seriously injure yourself!Www@QuestionHome@Com

heh, only if you have medical insurance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no dont do it it really isnt safe if u want to go on pointe i suggest getting back into classesWww@QuestionHome@Com