KidzTalk - Recent questions tagged #pointe

Nutcracker Ballet

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:34:45 +0000

Im back everybody! what are you in nutcracker this year?

Ballet myths part 2

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:31:57 +0000

1) ballet is not a team sport- no a dancer needs friends and a team to be successful.

2)they are vegan- if us dancers didn't eat meat, we would die!

3)dancers have to be super bendy- I am not flexible at all, but I'm still a great dancer.

4) dancers live in toe shoes- it depends on the ballet that you are doing, or the role you are playing.

Ballet

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:25:16 +0000

So, I’m a ballet dancer. I’m en pointe, and have been in several productions (4 to be exact). It seems like I’m the only one on here who does ballet (if I’m wrong please comment), so here are some myths about pointe:

1. It’s easy.          NOPE!!!!! You have to be super strong in order to pass the test, and even when you’re breaking in the pointe shoes it hurts.

2. Pointe shoes have a block of wood in the toe.           Again, no. People argue, ‘Then how do you balance?’ It’s called using your core. It’s the same as balancing on one foot on your tiptoes, just harder because you are literally ON YOUR TOES.

3. Men can’t dance en pointe.                This isn’t true. There are many men who dance en pointe, you just don’t see them in productions. My dance teacher (a male) has danced en pointe before.

That’s all for now! Also, I posted this in this category because ballet is an art, not a sport.