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hey! well i saw your columm and i read that you dance so i thought i might ask you a question and see if you could help me out. anyways.
so i have been dancing since i was 2 or 3. and out of those years i have taken ballet about 4 times. i wanted to take pointe next year but im not sure if im ready. and even if i am i dont know if my mom would ever go for it. so my question is do you think i would be ready and if so any ideas on how to convince my mom? if you cant help me out it is compleatley fine i just had to try. so thanks

I've done ballet for 11 years.
& I'm still not fully ready for pointe.

Pointe also ruins your feet.
You don't want to rush something your not ready for - espeically pointe.

I can't determine whether your ready for pointe or not. The other thing I could suggest is, asking your teacher if your ankles are strong enough. If she says yes, then your ready. If she says, no, just take more ballet classes to improve & work hard on bar & etc.

If your teacher said your ready, this is what I would suggest you tell your mom.
[first of all pointe shoes are no cheap (around 80 dollars)]
Tell her you really really really want to do pointe!
Be like, I promise to work really hard in pointe and I won't quit or disappoint you & etc.

So yeah, if you have any other questions.
Please let me know!
:D
-Courtney

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(Rating: 5) thanks you very much for your advice! this really helps me out! thanks again!

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