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2qewl4u · 08-05-2009, 10:30 PM

(07-05-2009 07:30 PM)0mgitssims4me link Wrote:<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uz2Gp7a38DM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">i love this vid

That's amazing...
She's hot {drool}

0mgitssims4me · 09-05-2009, 03:09 AM

i just got new pointe shoes they are grishko 2007 hards {clap}

itslauren:) · 09-05-2009, 03:31 AM

(08-05-2009 02:30 AM)0mgitssims4me link Wrote:[quote author=itslauren link=topic=5943.msg233538#msg233538 date=1241736797]
Ok my turn im 13 and have been doing ballet since the age of three and i take 4 classes each week i have gotten into the boston ballet 2 years in a row ... yet to go this year for summer intensive i will be staying in my hometown taking 5 days a week 3 privates a week and yeah thats about it oh yeah ive been on pointe for 2 years now

what kind of pointe shoes do you wear
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bloch axis

hansthesockmonkey · 10-05-2009, 01:34 AM

Thanks cassie!
I wear russian point dolce. I used to wear russian pointe almez from the jewel collection, but they died in a week seriously. I've been thru so many different kinds.
Grishko 2007s are beautiful! They look great on anyone with narrow feet (I think they look a little odd on very wide feet.) And I was wondering about their shanks. Are they 3/4?
Lots of the company members at ballet o wear bloch axioms.

0mgitssims4me · 10-05-2009, 02:57 AM

do you take any othe kinds of dance

hansthesockmonkey · 10-05-2009, 04:21 AM

At my school we are also required to take modern, like martha graham, lamone (spelling?). And when I was younger, I use to take jazz and tap. I went to competitions and stuff to.

0mgitssims4me · 10-05-2009, 04:39 AM

kool i take jazz tap and i start modern next year

0mgitssims4me · 10-05-2009, 04:40 AM

do you have any tipps on strengthening your core and turnout

hansthesockmonkey · 10-05-2009, 04:55 AM

(10-05-2009 04:40 AM)0mgitssims4me link Wrote:do you have any tipps on strengthening your core and turnout

Sit ups for core! Yes, they suck, but there isn't really any other way to strenghthen it. Then in class, makes sure you tighten it, but don't like ROAR tighten it. lol. And don't hold your breath. I used to do this, thinking I was holding my core, and it really doesn't help.
As for turnout, you have to strengthen your inner thighs. There are various ways you can strengthen them, but I haven't ever sat down and done anything with them. It's more about finding them, and isolating and using them. When you turnout, you should feel it in your inner thighs, and your LOWER butt muscle that right below your butt. If your hips are aligned correctly, then it should feel very secure and like your leg just rotates.

As always its important to stretch your center splits (I was thankfully blessed with very flexible hips), but just know that they get tighter as you get older! I used to be able to just go straight into my center splits, but now I have to warm-up and then it still takes me a while to get a 180 split.
And make sure you NEVER pronate your ankles or let them roll inward. It will hurt the outsides of your legs while you strengthen them, but it is essential to ankle health and pointe work. This is something I have had to work really hard on, because my ankles pronate a lot naturally due to my feet, but it is really important.

0mgitssims4me · 10-05-2009, 05:05 AM

thanks