Exercises For Pointe Work - Tendu

[NoDayButTodayBWay]

Thank you so much for posting this! This explanation makes so much sense :)

[goingwoodwards]

@godsentangel1, there was one professional - I don't remember who, but I know he's very famous - who started at 17 :3 x

[iRideiHorse]

I'm 10. is that too old to start ballet and hopefully have a professional career? & she has an incredible arch.

[godsentangel1]

@iRideiHorse lol I just started and I'm 16 I WISH I was 10! start NOW! don't wait, there are professionals who have started at 13! and probably many more who started at 10, try finding one that started at 16 lol

[iRideiHorse]

@godsentangel1 lol thanks :)

[ChildofGod318]

ok it's probly the result of genetics, but I can't pointe my ankle like the girl does at 0:52 it's almost like I have a bone missing in my ankle. I can't push it out that far to get the nice "dancer's arch" How can I work my ankle to get that pulled up feeling on pointe?

[xNikitaaaa]

her arch is sooooooooooo beautiful!

i'm jealous!

[Jodec1994]

@lemon4girl

Well, everybody's arch is different. It's just the way you were born. You can definitely strengthen them (if not improve them) by using a resistance band. They also strengthen your toes and ankles and I swear, perform miracles! Best of luck! :)

[StikkyNuggz]

I would love to dance again, it's been years, I'm 35 but I am small for my age, and I seem to feel younger, gifted I guess, I have wide feet now, would you reccomend me dancing again? never been on pointe, but I have been told by a ballerina I have very strong feet and good arches any info would be helpful!

[BlooAvenue]

the intro song... "les sylphides" haha we did that dane at my company oh goddd i dread that music XP

[ballerina0215]

her feet arent very good... but i guess this is good advice for a certain style of pointe. you need to have much more strength in the ankles and inner thighs than the model in the video.

[corneliaomir]

Funny, the only thing I can hear in my mind while doing tendu is my teacher screaming "Show me the arch! what do you think you're doing?? brush the floor!! what's with the toe!? straighten your legs!" and basically all the things said in the video.

So yeah, I'm so happy I have a teacher that's teaching me well LOL

[elaveen]

how do you get a nice arch in your ankle like that??? mine just look totally straight :(

never had a ballet class but need to learn how to point my toes correctly....

[lemon4girl]

what excercises can help get you a better looking arch? or gain more muscle on you foot

[Laleedaa]

Must need a lot of practice!

[nem106]

wow, beautiful feet!

[xBallet4Evax]

legs hav developed very well for ballet

[AurorasTears]

wow, she does that very well. i never had such a beautiful arch!

[AnyHellsing]

well

:)

what is the name of the music????

plis

thanks

[sensation2ve]

can u tell me the website again plz.. i didnt understand what u said completely..

[Clancygirly]

wow.pretty feet! haha

[colvus999]

muy bueno!!!!

[EshnaHere]

She has amazing feet.

[harlinwood]

Well if it is you your very good!

[131silvia]

does she have any dance shoes on??

[lonelyjew242]

No, she doesn't.

[sweetwaaasabi]

No...probably so you can get a better look at her foot.

[dancesxinxrainx0]

gorgeous feet!

[nutcrackerfan14]

0:57 that is a beautiful tendu

[RoseHellings]

What's the music called??

[kskraeft]

classic you spast

[RoseHellings]

Thats me :)

[kathimcrum]

Les Sylphides by Chopin - a beautiful ballet is set to it too

[RoseHellings]

Thankyou very much :D

[PrincessMayan2907]

most of chopin composition are on piano right?

[dancergirlmh]

please, my friend as a terrible instep. she rolls her feet in bad. please, give me a good stretch,

or something. please your fan dancergirlmh p.s.

please comment back as soon as possible

[dancergirlmh]

my friend has a bad instep. she rolls her feet in bad. please give me a good exercise that will help her instep. stretch, please give me a an answer soon !!!

[Hairbrushfantastic]

Her arch is gorgeous!

[singing2themoon]

OMG

I had no idea i was doing this wrong! I am so glad I watched this!

[Dance5Passion]

ya its good im only 90% of this

[starletsthefilm123]

Whats the begining music called?

[lunariae]

thanks for this! it's really helpful!

[Chlorine357]

i have a weak left foot and i can't use it properly on my pointes and i think its getting worse, are there particular exercises to help with that?x

[PhelpsPhanFtw]

Theraband maybe?

[LamiaAlEisa]

can find one :S

is there anything that could replace that?

[Paradiselost89]

congratulations one of the few if not the only vidoes demonstrating something on the subject of ballet that is correct the girls legs are lovely and the teacher explains clearly and with confidence not these rinky dink teachers that claim to know. this is refreshing to see

[pinkdancer0708]

Thank you!!! I love this video!! Thanks for showing me how to do a REAl tendu.

[mememe444555666]

wow your really good

[fantasyXdragon666]

about how many times should you do this for each leg for the best results?

[musics1dancer92]

her cavs r hard

[Janitor8582]

its not bendy??? you blind??

[Oliisblonde]

well i agree with balletdancer i dont see a gorgeous arch there

[landyloo3]

THANK YOU LOTS you help alot of people

[TheRealJihadJoe]

Holy crap her ankles point so well...

[xDGigglesxD]

I'm so lucky I have nice feet like that girl in the video xD my dance teacher loves my feet ha ha!

[hope4dance]

you also need to make sure that your heel gets on the floor as soon as possible

[vibravibra]

oh dear i love her arch.

[nodumbblond]

nice vids

[purpleicedance]

Very good videos! Thank you.

[royaltylites]

I twisted my ankle 2 months back and till now, i can't even pointe anymore.. it hurts. When I twisted it, it got swollen for weeks. Is there a way to strengthen my ankle again? Dancing is part of my life. With a week ankle, I don't think I can dance properly

[00StrawberryPie00]

That's so helpful! Thank you!!

[becca9483]

Im going on pointe after spring break. Im scared i might hurt myself because i roll my ancles a little bit. What should i do?

[pointeprincess12]

practice

[littlemisshannigan]

hello again:) i was also wondering how to not curl you toes in pointe shoes??? Im so excited!!!

[littlemisshannigan]

hey, i have been doing ballet for a year, im 14 and probably by the end of this year i will be on pointe. I was just wondering wat other exercises there are for strengthening arches and feet ??? :)

[primeauxox]

Most times, goig on pointe requires tow to three years of practice, and depends on the strength of your bones.

[BillyBennyJess]

nice arches but please make one on how to strenghthan your ancles

[elitedancer07]

yes! i really need that too!

[4pinkprincess4]

LISA!!

i love your videos:)

they help me!!

you can comment on my videos, if you want

[ashleigh4you]

I did a ballet dance to this staring song this year, it was a great dance! and very good tips. and veryyyy helpful thankyou!

xo

[wo0owe3]

wonderfull

!

[sashagb]

THANK U

[laeloe]

I was wondering if there are some exercises for pointing straight, because I don't have much of an arch, and my instructor said I need to point straight to go onto point.

[laeloe]

thank you for the video. It helped!

[hannahxpinkpink]

she has GREAT feet

[thritysevendegrees]

thats awesome !

[emma19738]

Thank you for the videos.

Ana* (from Portugal)

[primaballerina27]

i've been doing what you pointed out, i tend to roll on the big toe when i tendu. these are really helpful!

i'm interested in buying your perfect pointe book... do you ship to the united states?

[lisahowell2]

You can download it online so can get it wherever you live! Just click on the link in one of my videos and it will take you to the site :)

[dancer226]

Yeah i didn't realize i was doing it wrong, and im in advanced ballet! Thank you so much.

[agy96]

Thanks for the vid!

[afnan1028]

Thank you! You're awesome! :D

[Tallyzip]

thanks for another great one lisa!!

[Clockmouth]

thankyou!!

i haven't seen many vids from you, lately! :P

[devlishpigg07]

she has a nice point

so jealous of her

[afnan1028]

Yes, she does! :D

[agy96]

yup!

[lisahowell2]

Thats what you get when working all those foot muscles correctly!!! I have worked with her for some time and she has great teachers (genetics plays a part too!)

[lavendarblue360]

Another great video! I love your videos and tips. Cheers!

[iloveballet21]

thanks so much!!! another great video!!! :)

[EliseCharlotte]

Thanks Lisa!