practice

[Guest kxsandra]

ive been on pointe for 2 years yet we rarely do it pointe work in class. how often should i be practising in general to see a significant improvement?

[Victoria Leigh]

Hello kxsandra, welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers! I moved your post here because it is really a question about classes and technique, not pointe shoes.

 

In this age category, where you have made several posts, so I'm assuming you are at least 17, you should be doing several hours of technique and pointe daily, 6 days a week. Dancers preparing for a professional career should be dancing on pointe at least an hour a day, following an hour and a half technique class. Then there are other subjects, like jazz or modern, maybe character dance, and of course, rehearsals.