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As a former pointe dancer, I must encourage you to work on your leg strength and flexibility. Try taking up yoga or Pilates. There are a bunch of videos on youtube to help learn different techniques using those two methods to gain strength, muscle, and flexibility. Be sure to stretch multiple times a day so that your body becomes accustomed to its new found flexibility. Flexibility is like learning a new language: If you don't use it, you lose it. As for the test, you will need to know your soft ballet positions, turns, and jumps. They are slightly more difficult to do on pointe, because of the extended inches now being add on to your feet. Before my test, I wore my pointe shoes around my house for the whole day prior. My feet were able to adapt comfortably to the shoes, and they felt normal. I wish you the best of luck and please let me know how you make out!
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