performance on pointe

[LauraT]

So i found out a couple of days ago that a piece i'm in for an upcoming dance performance will require me to be on pointe. The only problem i haven't done pointe since october (even though i have been keeping in shape since then). I'm wondering if this would really be a good idea for me to do. The only things i have to do on pointe are a sous-sous balance and a pique arabesque, which are pretty simple things to do. the only reason the choreographers want me on pointe is because it's supposed to be a ballet audition where the "rejects" do some hip-hop, then us "bunheads" come back on carrying the pointe shoes and we have a hip-hop vs. ballet battle. i was planning on going in to the dance studio and doing some releves and echappes and such this week to kind of get myself back in shape. Would this be a good idea or should i tell the choreographers that me doing pointe would be a bad idea?

[Danielle DeVor]

Honestly, you need to tell the choreographers that this is Not a good idea. Trying to do a performance that requires pointe work, and you having not even attempted pointe work since October would be setting your self up for serious injury. I highly reccommend not doing pointe work for this piece.

[Victoria Leigh]

Laura, I moved this from Pointe Shoe topics because it's really not about the shoes, it's about what one does in them

 

Now, the question is, are you in technique classes? Are you studying ballet at all? If not, then dancing on pointe is not a good idea. If you are taking classes, then start doing pointe work immediately if you plan to wear pointe shoes on stage, even for a very small amount of work.

[LauraT]

No, i'm not really in ballet technique classes, though i am dancing, just not ballet. Then i will tell the choreographer that i am not comfortable doing pointework, and she should be fine with it. she said if i wasn't comfortable doing pointe, i could just wear de-shanked shoes or just carry a pair back on stage. it should not be a problem.