Nothing says “ballet” quite as iconically as the pointe shoe. 🩰 With proper technique and consistent training, dancers can learn to skim the floor, hover on one toe, and float through turns with almost no friction. While appearing elegant and ethereal, it’s certainly the opposite of effortless! This course will guide dancers through the work it takes to experience the joy of dancing on pointe.
We’ll start with an optional pre-course info session on Sunday, August 30th, where we’ll go over things like how to purchase your shoes, how to sew on the ribbons, how to tie them, and most importantly how to prepare your feet and legs for the challenge. Detailed exercises will be given with a pointe-readiness worksheet for dancers to use in preparation to begin.
When the course begins:
⭐️ Each session will start with an off-pointe warm-up to make sure we are aware of and using proper alignment in our movement.
⭐️ Once we’re warm we’ll put on our shoes and begin working on pointe at the barre. Exercises will be modified for students depending on their needs. Those who are completely new to pointe will work almost exclusively at the barre – pointework in the center takes considerable strength and skill, and should only be attempted with much preparation and caution.
⭐️ Class will progress to a time when some students will remain on the barre and others with more experience will progress to the center. Those who are newer may wish to remove their pointe shoes at the end to try the more complex steps and choreography on flat – this is excellent preparation and training that will help their technique and condition them to eventually dance in the center on pointe as well.
For centuries pointe has mesmerized audiences. Everyone out there knows it’s not the most comfortable, but as one student famously said on her first day, “This hurts but I just want to keep doing it!”
Join us up there on pointe and fall in love with your own grit and artistic fire 🔥
Optional Pre-Course Info Session: Sun Aug 30th 1:30-2:45pm
📆 Course Dates = Sundays at 1:30-2:45pm
- Sep 13th
- Sept 20th
- Sept 27th
- Oct 4th
- Oct 11th
- Oct 18th
- Oct 25th
PASSION GUIDE: Marisa Paull Gorst
💸 Investment: $250
💸 Payment Plan Option: $125 when you sign up, and the remaining $125 thirty days after you sign up. You'll see this option at checkout.
💸 Members, use your discounts!