BALLET VOCAB
Can you go on pointe without taken any exams?
my teacher says i have great potential but i havnt benn doin gballet fo rvery long and she is offereing free younger lessons so i can learn the vocab. i know i wont go on pointe until loads of years or i might never go on. but i was wonderign could i still go on pointe? im 13 and have done 1 term of ballet so far. my teacher says i am very good.
thanks
OMG!!! YOU R EXACTLY LIKE ME!!! I am 13 and i started ballet 1 year ago. I started in a younger class and moved up. I don’t think you should go up en pointe unless your teacher says u r ready. I am finally going up next week but it has been hard work! i thi9nk it would be a plus if you took the younger classes but not really neccesary since you are more advanced and can probably do everything they can, plus its probably a little imbarrasing to be seen taking younger classes. I actually helped teach so that it would be less embarrasing. also i did releves eleves and echepes at home (also if you have a theraband those are really helpful too!) I suggest NOT going up on pointe without your teachers consent, because if you do, you could totally screw up ur ankles and you could seriously injure yourself. Im sorry that i have to say this, but PLEASE dont go up until your ready. i know ur anxious but it will just make going up en pointe feel like a bigger accomplishment! I promise that if you work hard in class and at home, you’ll be up in no time. ( also you could ask your teacher how close you are to being ready to go up en pointe, then work towards that. I hope this was helpful!
-Taryn
Allegro for Upper Grades Part II