Guest Caroline G Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 This is my first post! (My mom posted on the moms and dads board under my name by accident...) I need a little help. I got back my evaluation from my summer intensive with ABT Austin the other day and it said lots of good things. The one thing it said that I need to work on is 'needs more strenghth in general'. How can I gain this? I just turned 13 and have been on pointe for three years. I talked with my dance teacher about this and she said mainly I needed more foot and ankle strength to help with jumps and stuff. I dance 6 days a week at my studio. Any suggestions on how to gain strength? Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted September 28, 2003 Administrators Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Hi Caroline, and welcome to the Young Dancers' forum on Ballet Alert! Actually, you will probably gain a lot of that strength just by growing up a bit more, however, if you were able to do some Pilates work that might help a bit to speed it up. Quote Link to comment
Guest Caroline G Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Thank you, for giving me your advice. I take pilates on Saturday mornings with the mats. Is that ok or should I try to take private pilates with the machines? Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted September 29, 2003 Administrators Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 The mat classes are very good, Caroline, but, if you can afford the private lessons with the machines, they are awesome! Quote Link to comment
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