Theraband Foot Exercises for Pointe I always worry about recommending ballet exercises to do at home, because there’s always a risk you’ll get out of alignment, and do more harm than good.  That’s why most of the pointwork exercises recommended on this site aren’t standard ballet ones! Theraband foot exercises are a good example of safe home ballet exercises.   Resistance [...] Pointe Shoes Online – Find the perfect pointe at discount prices … Read entire article »

Exercises for Pointe — Turnout Students have said to me – why do I need  turnout exercises to get ready for pointe? Exercises for turnout are vitally important for pointe work.   When you’re standing with your foot on the floor, even in releve, you can use the pressure of the floor to help you hold the turnout.  When you’re standing [...] Pointe Shoes Online – Find the perfect pointe at discount prices … Read entire article »

Exercises for Pointe This website is really about buying and caring for your pointe shoes, but I get lots of questions like, “when can I go en pointe?”, “what can I do to make my feet stronger for pointe?” or “how can I improve my pointe work?” I wish I could give a simple answer! Getting on pointe [...] Pointe Shoes Online – Find the perfect pointe at discount prices … Read entire article »