Pointe technique (/pwænt/ pwant) is part of classical ballet involving a technique that concerns pointe work, in which a ballet dancer supports all body...

pointe shoe (UK: /pwæ̃t/, US: /pwɑːnt, pɔːɪnt/), also referred to as a ballet shoe, is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work...

depending on the techniques. The foot of the supporting leg may be flat on the floor, en demi-pointe (ball of the foot), or en pointe (tips of the toes)...

technique is also used to exhibit ballon, the appearance of gravity-defying lightness, during leaps. Pointe technique is the part of ballet technique...

ballet and modern dance. It employs classical ballet technique and in many cases classical pointe technique as well, but allows a greater range of movement...

exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of the legs, and high...

Attitude, Transfer of Weight, and Pointe Technique and Pas de Bourrée. Balanchine’s legacy in shaping ballet technique and dancer aesthetics is profound...

Textbook on Partnering, University of Florida, 2000 Suki Schorer, On Balanchine Technique, Partnering section, p. 383, Knopf 1999, ISBN 0-679-45060-2...

dancers wear ballet slippers at the beginning and then may change into pointe shoes. Ballet shoes traditionally have a leather sole that does not reach...

narrative and heavy theatrical setting while retaining many key techniques, such as pointe technique. Neoclassical ballet is a genre of dance that emerged in...

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positions of the feet in ballet is a fundamental part of classical ballet technique that defines standard placements of feet on the floor. There are five...

foot placement technique, and also for beginning pointe dancers, who have not yet developed the strength and technique needed for pointe work. The barre...

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beginning and ending movements. The style has many recognizable poses such as pointe derriere one arm in 5th, the other a la taille (at the waist), with a touch...

The Vaganova method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951). It was derived...

Pointe was launched in 2000 as a quarterly, international ballet magazine and was converted from print to a digital magazine in 2020. The magazine covers...

World Ballet Day. After center work, females present exercises on pointe, wearing pointe shoes. Males practice jumps and turns. They may practice partner...

ballet, an arabesque can be executed with the supporting leg en pointe or demi pointe or with foot flat on the floor. The working leg may touch the floor...

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shortened simply to "ra", or the belief that the sound the corps de ballet's pointe shoes made on the wooden floors of the rehearsal rooms may be likened to...

benefit from studying pointe technique; however, most performance opportunities are for women only. Children do not begin to study pointe until they have years...

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classical repertoire today. The Romantic era was marked by the emergence of pointe work, the dominance of female dancers, and longer, flowy tutus that attempt...

radio show Point Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company Pointe technique, a ballet technique for dancing on the tips of toes Take Point (2018), a South...

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the toes; literal tip-toeing is difficult but possible, as in the pointe technique of ballet. In running, landing on the ball of the foot is known as...

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era refer to pointe work in a casual manner, indicating that pointe work was believed to be a natural extension of past ballet technique rather than a...