if i am right....when a ballet dancer points.......as in swan lake with her toes pointing....how are her toes positioned in the ballet shoe....? is it that she is dancing on the knuckles of her toes ....or is it that she is dancing on her tip toes?wow i would love an answer....many thanks dan....
2006-08-12 10:44:25 · 6 answers · asked by dkbloomfield 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
I danced on pointe for years, yes you are on your toes, they do bend just slightly from your weight. There are inserts that you put into the toe of the shoe that help stabilize your piggies. Yes, it is painful. :)
2006-08-12 12:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by el 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dancers dance on the tip of the toe, usually the big toe. It hurts like hell, but you get use to it.
Basically the entire weight of your body is balanced on one toe. Which explains why, pointe is for advanced dancers.
Take a look at this x-ray: http://individual.utoronto.ca/aron_mohr/balletsite/pictures/xraypointe.jpg
2006-08-12 21:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u r on ur tip toes in pointe shoes. but so u don't have bloody toes and ugly toes from dancing on a piece of wood u can put dese pads in urs dance shoes! o and i recommend u use regular ballet shoes first before dancing in pointe and get ur legs tight 2 dance in pointe so they will be strong enough!!!
2006-08-12 21:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She is dancing on her tip toes - the ballet shoes are built for that.
2006-08-12 17:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When a ballerina is en pointe, she is dancing on the tips of her toes.
2006-08-12 23:03:37 · answer #5 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fatsausage is right, ur on tiptoes thats what theyre built for. That's why in the movie save the last dance when she takes off her shoes she has bloody toe nails.
2006-08-12 18:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by A Friend Of The Band I Swear 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋