It is difficult to find the woman who didn't dream to become in the childhood the ballerina and to flit on the scene as the butterfly, on the finger-tips. But even if young years of people didn't devote choreography, chance to rise on pointes is at any age.
Instruction
1. Before coming to the ballet school for adults or to be engaged in choreography independently, it is worth visiting the doctor. Ballet exercises seriously load joints and the backbone, are dangerous at varicosity therefore it is necessary to prevent possible negative consequences of dances.
2. Choreographic schools and ballet schools of pupils begin to put on pointes only by the end of the first year of training, and it at daily wearisome trainings. The adult on it will need even more time. At first it is necessary to achieve the good extension of muscles of all body and to develop ability to hold balance. For this purpose perform gymnastic exercises and also superficial squats and movements by the leg at the machine. At first sticking to two hands, then to one, and as a result - without support.
3. To rise on pointes, strong muscles of legs and well developed raising of foot are necessary. First of all it is worth developing gastrocnemius muscles. It is possible to begin with fast walking on foot and refusal of the elevator, then to pass to run and jumps. When legs get stronger - to wear shoes on more and more high heel. One of exercises available to everyone is carried out on the ladder. It is necessary to rise on the step so that the heel didn't touch the surface, that is only by fingers. In this situation slowly rise and fall - from 30 times and four approaches for occupation.
4. It is better to carry out the extension of foot under supervision of the professional. If to do it, being guided by books and video lessons, it is possible to injure the joint as the general recommendations don't consider specific features. For a start it is possible to pull only carefully fingers with someone's help. For this purpose foot is well warmed during the training, then sit down on the floor, having extended legs. The assistant can accurately press on the foot arch before emergence of discomfortable feelings (pain shouldn't be). Knees at the same time have to be straight lines. Then it is also accurately necessary to pull foot to itself.
5. Only the experienced teacher has the right to give more serious loadings. He is capable to define when the person is ready to get up for pointes the first time.