well iv been doing ballet since i was 4 and i am now 15. our whole class has just recently started on pointe work instead of the ballet flats. but the thing is i cant get fully up. like the box bit at the front isnt fully on the ground. if that makes sense!. its getting better on my right foot but my left sucks. i just wanna know do you recon i should just quit dancing now coz its obvious im not born to be a dancer.
2006-10-30 18:13:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
For some people things come naturally to them, while others just need to work extra harder to get good. If it's something you love or like, keep at it. Just keep practicing, it might take you a bit longer but it'll be worth it.
If on the other hand you don't enjoy it anymore, then maybe it is time to stop. It's really up to how you feel about dancing, just don't make a quick decision you might regret later. Best luck.
2006-10-30 18:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by Saphire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dance teacher, so let me give you the same advice I give my beginning poinet students. The reason you arent using the entire platform (which is the correct terminology for 'not fully on pointe') is because you arent yet pulling up out of the shoe. This can be due to several different factors:
- Your arch muscles arent strong enough yet to fully pull up from the shoe, which puts all the weight in the toe platform. To strengthen your arches, try doing fifty relevee's on year foot every day. In about two weeks you will notice a big difference.
-It could also be that your pointe shoe doesnt fit properly. I notice some of my students who come from other studios have this problem and it is corrected when we change their pointe shoes. Generally, I have found that when the pointe shoe is too narrow, or if it tapers to much in the box, you arent able to properly pull up from the shoe the way you should be able to.
Hope this helps!
2006-11-01 06:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok (just to let you know, this is not a guy answering, I'm his gf). I do Irish dancing so I know what its like to go up on point- we have to do it in our hardshoes. Like what's been said before, its not a natural position for the human foot so it takes work. What I've found to be really helpful is to use either two chairs or, if you have a hallway with railings, use that to hold yourself up in the pointe position. If you're sitting somewhere, put your feet in the position just to get used to it. My advice is just put your feet on pointe as much as possible and it will come in time. BTW- don't give up dancing just because you're unsure about this. Even if others seem good at first, its not easy. I've been dancing since 4 as well (I'm now 21) and there are times I don't always stay on pointe perfectly. If you're heart's not in it, that's a reason to quit but, not being able to go on pointe is something you can fix. If you love it, keep trying.
2006-11-01 05:54:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask for more help on this. Don't give up after so much time spent on dance. Do you love it? Do you want to do ballet or some other sort of dance may be better for you? I remember when my friends were your age and their instructor kept them on pointe until they had bloody toes, hours for each practice. He was a sadistic jerk who weighed all the girls in front of everyone and was so cruel! He'd be in jail for that now.
Maybe you just need special exercises to strengthen a part of your foot to support you on pointe like that. Some things take more time and effort to achieve. Practice, practice, practice!
2006-10-30 18:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey ive been on ponte for about a year now and i only just realsied that i weren't fully up on pointe and now i can do it much better it is hard and it does hurt and take a lot of practice bt just practice and home and you will get better. Don't give up because most work is usually done on flat showes neway and at my dancing skool you can chose whether you even want to do pointe or not. It is not essential. i am getting quite good at it now
2006-10-31 07:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by Katie A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think you should quite, i had the same problem when i took ballet. you should get a Resistabands and work with your arches at your house, and try to walk around on you tip toes so that you train your muscles. most of the time when girls cant get all the way onto their box it is because they need to work on their arch or build up ankle muscles, but if you continue working at it you will be up on your box very soon.
2006-10-31 06:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by brooke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't quit!! You'll get it eventually with lots of work and concentration. Always remember to "pull up" out of your pointes. That way you won't "sit" in your pointes, your leg and foot muscles will be fully stretched, and you'll be able to get onto your box better. It's like imagining a string tied to your head is being pulled up, lifting you in your pointes. Good luck!
2006-10-31 19:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by Elzanne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most beginning in pointe have the same exact problem. It's not a natural position for the human foot. You have to practice.
2006-10-31 01:27:13 · answer #8 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dont give up... when you begin pointe its sometimes hard at first.... jsut keep working at it and you will get it with time.... somethings you can probably do to help you get on full pointe are:
put you feet in parallel and do relevees (dont know how to spell that) and use a bar.... you can also put your feet in first and so teh same thing.... dont stick out your hips when you go up on pointe
how that this helps and best of luck to you!
2006-10-31 08:44:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T QUIT!!!
i'm 13 and this is my first year of pointe and i'm having the same trouble. my dance teacher told me to releve in my ballet slippers to strenthen up my ankles and to releve in my pointes too. yahoo or google ankle strenghtining exercises.
2006-10-30 22:21:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋