Teaching Pointing the Feet in Ballet - with Ellen Davis

Instructional video segment on how to point the feet from Yoga of Ballet series. See other youtube video segments on ballet technique from sunyalila
The beginning has still shots of Svetlana Zakharova with audio of Ellen Davis.
Dancer: Paige Nelson
Instructor: Ellen Davis
Music: Michael Roberts

www.yogaofballet.com
www.ellendavis.org

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Ballet
• pointing the foot
• pointing feet
• Ellen Davis
• Yoga of Ballet
• dance

[DesiFuyuko]

I wish you were my teacher >< Here in PR we don't have teachers like you, or at least I haven't found any responsible, attentive teacher yet

[sunyalila]

Dear @DesiFuyuko , what does PR stand for? Where is that? Perhaps I can recommend someone, or I can supplement the training you are currently getting with online coaching on skype. In any case, I support your inner teacher to give you all of the compassionate, responsible attentiveness that you desire from a teacher.May you be graced with those around you that you can learn from & that will reflect that loving attentiveness. To your deepest fulfillment in your dance, & life. ellentd@aol.com

[Malela89]

Could somebody help me I have sooooo much high my instep but I dont have my toes strong enough so when im on pointe my feets wants to fall over the front could you tell me what excersice can I do for that

[sunyalila]

@Malela89 there are three replies from me, read from the bottom up - this is the last one. It is very difficult to explain all of this to you in writing and not seeing you. I hope it will be helpful. Having high arches is an asset in that it makes a beautiful line, but going along with that flexibility is sometimes more weakness and a challenge for pointe work. One has to learn how to deal with it. Getting shoes with strong shenks and boxes is also helpful. All of the very best to you!

[Malela89]

@sunyalila a pair per week so... I have the most arc feet of the class so I think for me it could be different, or maybe I need more practice we have 15 hours of training per week. well thank you so much Ill do a video hope you have a great day

[sunyalila]

@Malela89 - looking forward to seeing your video! With whom do you study? What school?

[DesiFuyuko]

@sunyalila Thank you, you're very nice. I don't have skype, but I can watch your videos for aid here on youtube anytime :) The PR is for Puerto Rico ^^ 

[Malela89]

@sunyalila thanks for your quick response I can make u a video of my feet if you want to and some excersices we do in class for me its difficult to explain because I dont talk english so those excersices and forms to say the way of the foot its dificult to me but I will sent you a video and you can see better thank you so much for your advice because im worried remember Im a noob I just have less than a month on pointe but in 3 weeks I have broken 3 pairs of pointe shoes so It can be like a pair

[sunyalila]

@Malela89 then I give the same thing going all the way to the half pointe from being on pointe. Learning to control coming down off of pointe and controling that place between pointe and half pointe is very important and this exercise is good for that and stengthening the toes. If you have such a high arch, you might have to learn to stand on pointe differently and hold back your toes inorder to stand on the pads of your toes rather than knuckle over. I - more coming

[sunyalila]

@Malela89 I would have to see you and what your structure, technique, and strength are before prescribing special exercises. There are resistance type exercises you can do to strengthen your feet and toes with a theraband. In my pointe classes I give an exercise facing the barre in first position - rise up on pointe and keeping the knees straight, flex the toes on both feet,then point them, flex toes, point them, flex point, 4 to 8 times, etc. more coming