the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 4 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]>I have had technical training for about a little less than a year, and I want to strengthen my arch. I'm thinking about getting pointe shoes to help me. What do you guys think about it?<br>>here is my arch now..<br>><br>><br>><img src="http://hometown.aol.com/teaizyummy/myhomepage/mypoint.jpg"><p><br>I'm a teacher and my advice to you would be DO NOT start pointe work until a professional teacher says you are ready. You need at least 3 years of good classical ballet strengthening and technique work before you can think about pointe.<p>I cannot see your whole foot from the pcture, but it looks like you have a nice arch. Your ankle could use a bit more work. Try using resistance bands. I love Gaynor Minden's bands. MY students use them and have told me they love them as well.<p>As for shoes, when you're ready, I'd recommend Gaynor Minden to a beginner only if you have "normal" feet. It looks to me that you have similar feet to mine with a very bony arch. I was never very good in Gaynors. I like Blochs as well as Freeds.<p>BE patient with your training and it will pay off.[/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]