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Question: I'm doing pointe with no experiance at all!. It doe's not hurt me, why!?
All my life i was athletic, and i aways wanted to do ballet, but i never had the money for class!. Until my mom gave me my own pare of Pointe ballet shoes!. And now i'm doing ballet at my house like a Professional!. TELL ME IS THIS WRONG!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Some people are affected more than others when they start Pointe work!. It didn't hurt me but I know some people who have been doing it for years and still feel the pain really badly!. It's just about how much strength you have in your ankles or it could just be naturally easy for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Irresponsible of your mother to buy you a pair, but then again she is probably inexperienced in ballet and doesn't know much about it!.

Chances are, your not doing it properly anyway!. I doubt your "doing ballet like a proffesional" without any training whatsoever, and doubt even more you could do pointe like a proffesional!.

It's dangerous because you could either hurt yourself immediately (falling over and breaking an ankle)!. You need proper flooring in order to do ballet and pointe!. You also need proper training!. You could be picking up bad habits!. If your not hurting yourself now, you may be in the long run!. You might be performing things wrong, putting extra strain on the knees or ankle,s which will cause pain later in life!. Ballet is a very precise art, and each step must be performed very technically correctly, or injury can occur!.

I think that you seem like you have a passion for ballet!. Ask your mum if you can take classes!. Do some research into how much they cost!. Maybe you can get a job to pay for lessons!. Never give up, but never try and learn pointe at home by yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pointe work is something that you need to build your muscles up to!. If you have already been doing sport and have strong calf muscles then this may help, however you may not have the strength in your ankles and toes to hold yourself!. Usually a girl is not to do pointe work until she is 13 and her feet have reached a certain growth point!. And unless you have been taught the correct way to stand on your toes, then yes you are probably doing some damage!. You could also be damaging your knees!. Be kind to your knees - you need them for a long time!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I really doubt you are dancing like a professional!. Yes I am telling you this is wrong!. You will hurt your feet or legs!. Just because you can go up en pointe doesn't mean you are doing it right!.Just because it doesn't hurt doesn't mean you are not doing some damage!.

There is a reason why girls do years of training before they go en pointe!. There is a reason why you need a professional teacher!. My daughter is en point and is required to do 3 hours of ballet in addition to her pointe class!.

And what pointe shoes did your mom get!? Pointe shoes state at $60 and go up from there!. The first fitting for a pointe shoe takes at least an hour by a professional fitter or a teacher!.!. Our took longer than that!. You don't just pick up a pair!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do you understand that pointe work is something that girls train for years before doing!?!?!? Yes, being strong is a good thing, but if you don't have the technique down, you're risking serious injury!. It's awfully irresponsible of your mother to have bought you the shoes!.!.!. that's why I love the dance store by me, they refuse to sell pointe shoes unless your instructor calls and tells them what school she's from and that she is moving you up to pointe - even for the adults!.

You can usually find classes for about 50 or something a month!.Www@QuestionHome@Com