"There is no reason to get a young dancer up on full pointe if she can not do anything when she gets there!" - George BalanchineMost young ballet dancers are anxious to start dancing on pointe as soon as possible. After all, when they see live ballet performances or view online videos, the ballerinas they seek to emulate are dancing on pointe, so they naturally want to get to this "ideal" as soon as possible.The problem is that pointe work requires a certai [...]
