Just wondering: has any dancer ever gone on pointe barefoot without any support? Is it even physically possible?
Yes of course I know it is dangerous and risky and wouldn't recommend it. I just want to know if it's possible.
2006-06-21 23:06:48 · 8 answers · asked by honda tohru 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
To ballerina kim: Thanks a lot for your very detailed answer, but I was looking for answers about going en pointe completely barefoot, as in, with bare naked toes touching the hard floor, heheh.
I now know that it's possible, thanks to all of you!
More answers still appreciated though.
Maybe someone can tell me how long you could hold yourself en pointe barefoot, and how it felt compared to pointe shoes?
2006-06-22 05:50:03 · update #1
Actually in all the books I've read, using no padding and barefoot is the way that is preferred by really classical dancers/people. I don't know by whom though. Apparently if you get a really great fitting shoe that breaks-in very well to your foot, it's possible.
The less padding allows dancers to feel the floor better. But at the same time it's very likely that you'll get blisters, ingrown toe nails and nasty foot problems. It gets easier to go without support when you do have blisters.
At the very least I've used a paper towel. Going without padding really brings new meaning to really pulling up and out of your shoes.
2006-06-22 03:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
I looked up the history of pointe and got this. In the beginnings, when pointe was being first introduced, the woman who started it all, Marie Taglioni, in1852, “had a leather sole and some darning on the sides and under, but not on the tip. That's all. It must have been a lot like standing barefoot. The blocked pointe shoe with a stiff sole as we know it today did not evolve until much later.” (I know, that was a major run-on sentence) So you could say that it is possible and was actually done in the beginning.
2006-06-21 23:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by yiqqahah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earliest dancers to rise en pointe (e.g. Marie Taglioni) did not have blocked shoes, so it was pretty much a bare-foot-en-pointe! Also, my friend, who is with a ballet company, practises relevés onto full point barefoot, to strengthen up feet.
2006-06-21 23:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by Elzanne 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not me personally (obviously) but seen it done.
Better yet I have seen training where they did push-ups like that, flip-flopping with their toes. Looked terribly painful I assure you.
Besides, did you ever see Shaolin monks at work? Dance has not reached its full potential yet if it is the dancers body that is concerned.
2006-06-21 23:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible but completely depends on the skills of the dancers and novice like me should avoid it at all costs.
2006-06-21 23:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Bond 000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i used to have strong feet so i could go up on the tips of my toes, and balance there. but I don't know anyone that could perform the sugar plum dance or something barefoot. but who knows maybe someone has freaky strong feet
2006-06-22 04:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by marydazetwentyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ofcourse it is possible. I've seen my sister doing it many times.
2006-06-21 23:14:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive done it once but my sister alot
2006-06-22 05:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by leopardgurlfreak18 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋