Questions about Pre Pointe?

What exactly is pre pointe? How many years of ballet training do you usually need before you can take a pre pointe class? Do you wear pointe shoes for pre pointe or do u wear special pre pointe shoes?

Questions about Pre Pointe?
pre pointe is the preparation for pointe. you do a lot of footwork to strengthen your feet and ankles. u also practice a tiny bit in pointe shoes. every dance studio is different wen it comes to the amount of years of experience. at my studio, we wore pointe shoes for 15 min of the class to get use to them and danced in ballet shoes.
Reply:You usually will have to be dancing for at least four years- but this depends: If you started when you were two, no you probably cannot start pre pointe at 6 years of age. You where normal pointe shoes, but don't do alot of things you see the professional ballerinas do. Mostly burres to get used to them.
Reply:At my studio you had to have at least 5 years training and good balance on flat before the teacher put you upon pointe.





Pre pointe with us was 15 to 20 practice with you shoes. you know getting used to them and practice how to put the on securely. You weren't allowed to preform in them if you couldn't hold your balance.
Reply:Well ive been dancing since i was 6, im now 17, so 11 years on my belt! Yet i dont start pointe till im in my next grade!





My dance teacher makes us do leg and foot excersizes to make sure im ready for when we start pre-pointe classes.
Reply:at my dance school, pre pointe was just preparation for pointe. We only wore flat ballet slippers, but idk about your school. At my school, students could have a minimum of two years of intermediate ballet. You don't wear pointe shoes right away, hence the prefix "pre". My dance teacher would tell each person individually if they were ready to go on pointe.
Reply:I Have been dancing for 10 years and two years ago i started my Pre Pointe Class. It differs for everyone. My Teacher had us at that class for a year, and then asked some people to go have an assessment. Then some people would take another year to do it.





I recommend you buy a stretch band (which looks like this and you can buy from a pilates store or a gym store) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41...


and do stretches on the feet like gradually pointing the feet and stuff like that.





Most of the classes is stretching and you should continue to practice at home too.





Hope this helps and good luck =]



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