Prepare For Ballet Pointe Shoes - A Simple Pre Pointe Exercise



Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011

by Dianne M. Buxton
http://www.balletshoesandpointeshoes.blogspot.com/

If you are eager to prepare for dancing in ballet pointe shoes, here is a wonderfully easy exercise which will help you.

Ballet pointe shoes, just standing in them, is like standing on a wobble board. Which for a pre pointe exercise, you could use. What is a wobble board?

It is a board that physio therapists and chiropractors might have in their office, for you to stand on, and wobble. As you wobble, you will use your sole of the foot and ankle area muscles to compensate for the wobble, and thereby keep you on balance.

After you buy pointe shoes, and just stand in them on one leg, you will feel like you are standing on a wobble board. Hey, did anyone warn you about this? Well, I am, right now.

But I also am going to tell you how to get "un-wobbly", right now.

If your ballet turnout is strong, you can do this exercise in a turned out position. If you are a ballet beginner, even an adult ballet beginner, you can do this exercise in a parallel position.

The position is, cou de pied. or neck-of-the-foot, or supporting foot big toe on the working leg's ankle bone.

You may start holding something for a ballet barre, if you like.

Arms can be held out in front, or you can put your hands on your hips.

Your chance at being on balance will be greater if your hips are level.

Once in this position, and feeling on balance, close your eyes.

If your supporting ankle wobbles, that's okay. Just keep trying to get control of the wobble.

In soft leather ballet shoes, you are well connected to the surface of the floor. In pointe shoes, the sole of the shoe is slightly bowed, meaning it is really easy for to be rocking back and forth on your supporting foot.

If you are a beginner, or adult ballet beginner, this exercise is an easy way for you to start training your ankle area muscles to accommodate the ballet pointe shoes sensation.

This is such an easy exercise. You do not need to buy ballet pointe shoes to do it. You do not need any extra ballet wear at all. You can get way ahead of the game. If this interests you, visit us and get a whole dancers guide on pre pointe exercise.
Dianne M. Buxton was led by her career teaching professional ballet dancers, to write about dancing in pointe shoesl, muscle stretching exercises, dance/sports nutrition, and the mind/body connection. She is published at Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes and Health Nutritional Supplements. (no personal information is collected if you click on these links).
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