This is not Houston Ballet, we are the Ballet Center of Houston, in Northwest Houston. (Although many of our teachers work or worked for Houston Ballet)
It totally depends on the student. Usually 11 or 12 but some as young as 10.5. The first year we have them do very little actually on pointe but rather learning how to work in a harder shoe (pointe shoe) doing lots of tendu's and demi pointe work. We also start every beginner pointe class with...
Nationally acclaimed teacher and choreographer, Victoria Vittum brings vision, passion, expertise and dedication to Ballet Center of Houston (BCH), which she founded in 1994
This is not Houston Ballet, we are the Ballet Center of Houston, in Northwest Houston. (Although many of our teachers work or worked for Houston Ballet)