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Question: What does it take to be a great ballet dancer!?
i take ballet
and i want to be a WAYYY better ballet
and eventually
SOON be in pointe
any tips
i want to do pointe in a year or 2!.
im 13Www@QuestionHome@Com


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at home strech and practice pirouettes and grande battements (grand bat-mah) u cant just all of a sudden go out, buy pointe shoes, and just start dancing en pointe!. u need years of ankle-strengthening!. try many, many, many one-footed releves and balancing exercises!. if ur 13, u have a good chance because ur bones have finished forming and growing!. ask ur dance instructor about it!. not "i wanna b on pointe now!" but more along the lines of "what does it take to be on pointe!?" she might tell u to watch a class or something!. its very hard and requires strength, disipline, good work-ethic, and a certain tolerance for many blisters!. dance is a commitment!. be sure ur ready and this isnt just a whim!.

good luck! ^-^Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, if you want to become professional, you need to start pointe NOW !. Being great takes a mastery of the technique, but also presence, and passion for what you do, among dedication and other things!. But, many thousands of twelve year old girls are on pointe, so ask your teacher about it!. Anyways, if you really want to do it, I have no doubt that you can :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

me 2!! I hope u go pro wit me! U kno i think that theres so much more to being a ballet dancer!. not only do u 2 have practice, work hard, and commitment!. Wat makes a great ballet dancer is someone who is talented, strong, and always doing their best!. But wat makes a greater dancer!? Someone who, not only has wat it takes to do the job, but has the heart and the passion to acheive their goals and dreams!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i'm sure you can do it!.
there really isn't much else you can do besides going to your classes!.
except sometimes i like to watch videos of dancing on youtube to see what they're doing and how i can improve my turns and stuff like that!.

just stretch a LOT!
cuz ballet takes a lotta muscle!.
and stretching will keep the size of your muscles down and help to make you more flexible!.

and be sure to work your demi point a lot to build you calf muscle!.
if you have strong calf muscles, you can pretty much dance en pointe!.

so just have fun and good luck! :DWww@QuestionHome@Com

Stretch a LOT so you will be ready for pointe when it comes!.
Get your thighs, butt and arches VERY strong!
Get a friend to stretch your foot like they do in gymnastics, and just really try your hardest on the technique and basics to get it now before you go en pointe!. It's good that you're serious about it now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

lots of classs, at LEAST two a week ,and extreme concentration and focus, and sorry if u dont have it, but talent, i Looove ballet, i however, suck at it, i'm getting tons better tho, at least my new teacher doesnt TELL me how much i sukc! lolWww@QuestionHome@Com