What is the best thing you can do to prepare yourself for being on pointe?

Question: What is the best thing you can do to prepare yourself for being on pointe!?

I am going to audition for a pointe class in my ballet school!. What is the best thing I can do to prepare myself to be on pointe!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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releves!. do them all the time!. while your brushing your teeth, looking in the fridge, do them EVERYWHERE! but make sure you do them right, because if you don't, that really isn't doing anything for you!.

Strengthening your ankles is the best thing you could do to prepare yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Releves Releves Releves Releves Releves Releves Releves!.

Seriously, thats all you do when you get onto pointe!. So may as well get those muscles up now!.

also purchase a theraband and start doing some ankle exercises!. Your teacher should be able to guide you through this!.

I hope this helps :) Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do a whole bunch of eleves and releves with and without pointe shoes!. Try especially hard to articulate through the demi pointe in your tondues and degajes and always resist back in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

stretch and break in your pointe shoes!. don't try to go with them new or you will never make it!. when you first start using the shoes practice with the bar and do al the positions!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

here are two helpful websites:
http://www!.dance!.net/pointebeginners!.htm!.!.!.
http://www!.dance!.net/balletpointe!.htmlWww@QuestionHome@Com

roll instead of jumping into echappesWww@QuestionHome@Com