for late and adult beginer ....follow your dream ! all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 65 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]Basically, because pointe shoes can be dangerous. Your foot was not made to stand on its toes; doing so requires a lot of strength in the feet and ankles. I'll quote from:<p>[url]http://balletalert.com/dancersforum/index.php?s=dd78e471dcac8511d69060e4281a8c03&showtopic=5891[/url]<p>"Not having the strength to perform pointe work properly is not only disasterous and foolhardy, but it is a very dangerous practice. Doing pointe work before your body is strong enough to support you can result in broken feet, broken ankles, and extreme worst case senario- a broken leg resulting from a fall."<p>You wouldn't go skydiving without taking the proper courses on skydiving safety, whether or not you intend on a career as paratrooper. You wouldn't jump in a lake without first learning how to swim, whether or not you plan on becoming a professional swimmer. So why insist on trying pointe work without the proper preparation?<br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]