How to stand on you tip toes ? (:?

Question

Okay so i'm not in ballet but i used to cheer lead, i know its nooo where near ballet but i am flexible and have good balance. I was just wondering if you can learn how stand on your tip toes without a ballet teacher and the right shoes. I know it will take longer, i just wanna know. If i can could you please give me tips or stretches that can help me achieve it. Thanks (:

Answer 1

Yeah, you can learn.... if you don't mind a couple of weeks with a badly broken ankle with a long time of rehab.



You can NOT and I repeat, NOT go up onto your toes without proper ballet training. You just can't! It's a very stupid and foolish thing to do. Not to mention that there's no joy or fun in it unless you know what you're doing. Unless you want to live your life with possibly permanently ruined feet from trying to do this without training, then I highly advise you don't try this.



Us ballet dancers train for YEARS on end in order to stand up en pointe. Most of us take at least 3 ballet classes a week for a minimum of 3 years or more along with a pre-pointe class before we're allowed to go up onto pointe.You have have to be done growing, have strong ballet technique and be physically strong enough to be allowed to go up onto pointe. As I like to say, if you can't do it in flat shoes, then by no means will you be able to manage it en pointe!



Cheer leading training is NOT ballet and will not help you with your pointe attempt. You need mainly strength not flexibility for pointe. It doesn't matter if you think you can balance well either. You aren't a professionally trained ballet teacher. What you think you know doesn't mean you're right.



Many people with little or no ballet training want to try pointe because it looks fun or impressive. I'll tell you now, it's neither if you don't know what you're doing. No one will be impressed by someone staggering around like a drunk dancer on their toes, and it's not fun if you can't manage it either.



If you want pointe that badly, take real ballet lessons for a few years and then reconsider. Or, you could not listen at all and think "I'll prove them wrong, I don't need ballet training!" and go right ahead.



It's your own choice. We can't stop you. However you'll regret it once you hurt yourself. A sprained ankle would be mild. However I have heard horror stories of kids getting pins in their ankles after they've just stood up, lost their balance after letting go of the chair and falling right over.



I highly suggest again that you reconsider. Sorry if I sound like i'm being incredibly harsh to you, but i'm trying to spread the truth and prevent anyone from doing stupid things that could cause permanent damage later on.



Hope I helped.

Answer 2

*IMPORTANT* Do NOT try to get on your tip toes, especcially without the right shoes, without a ballet teacher's consent and at least 1 or 2 years of ballet experience. I don't want to sound like a stickler for rules, but if you fall off your "tip toes" then you could get seriously injured and possibly never walk again.



Going "on your tip toes" is called going on pointe in ballet, and you use pointe shoes. There is a box in them to help you. A pic and some info on pointe shoes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_shoes



If you really wanted to go on pointe, then you should sign up for ballet classes and work really hard. Pointe is REALLY demanding on your feet and you have to make sure they are SUPER strong before you go on pointe, and you know what you are doing. Keep in mind that pointe will hurt really bad. So what I'm basically saying is, make sure you REALLY are commited to it. If you decide to take classes, you can email me ([e-mail]) and I can give you exercises to strengthen your feet.



Good luck if you decide to start dancing, and let me tell you, you WON'T regret it!!! xx

Answer 3

They are called pointe shoes. No you can not stand on your tip toes bare foot. You can break your toes doing that. I am a dancer and a dance teacher. I hope that I helped you out.

Answer 4

It doesn't matter how flexible you are.

It's the strength which you can only acquire from ballet.

You need to take atleast 3 years worth of ballet.

You should never try without training.

Answer 5

Stand On Tiptoe

Answer 6

If you want to be able to stand on the tip of your toes you really need to take ballet classes for atleast a year orso. It really is not as easy as it looks like. it takes a lot of strength and patience.

Answer 7

That all depends really 1.) it depends on how old you are, if you are over the age of 13 it will be a lot easier for you to do because you don't have to worry as much about the growth plates in your foot shifting out of alignment dude to the pressure of the shoes.

2.) I'm sorry to say it, but you will need ballet shoes to be able to do this. The shoes ballerina's use are called Pointe shoes and have a very strong box (the part encasing your toes made out of hardened and glued fabrics) that allow you to do this.

3.) you need to train for a minimum of two years to do this so that your muscles, ankles, feet and arches are ready for having your full weight put on them. You don't want to mess around with this, you could seriously injure yourself and it wont be fun.

So to answer your question, yes you need the shoes, and a teacher, and time to be able to stand on your toes.

sorry.



Hope this helped

~Lindsey~

Answer 8

You NEED to take a ballet class for at LEAST a year before you even start wearing pointe shoes. I did ballet for 10 years before I started pointe, and it's a lot harder than it looks! You need certain core strength, body positioning, arches, etc. The strength you need for pointe isn't like the strength acquired from anything else.

Answer 9

no one should tell you the answer because you probably don't have the ankle strength and obviously don't have the training for it. you're going to crack both of your ankles without the supervision of a certified dance teacher TEACHING you.