pointe
Ballet toe stance
Pointe is the ballet technique of dancing on the tips of the toes, typically in specially reinforced shoes called pointe shoes.
Dancers are said to go en pointe or dance on pointe.
The technique requires years of training and ankle strength: She wasn't ready for pointe until she was twelve.
Classical female dancer
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- piquéTextured woven fabric
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
variation · coda · adagio · allegro · ethereal · weightlessness · illusion · effortlessness
Shoe's forward enclosure
- shankLower leg segment
- platformRaised flat structure
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
- satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
vamp · box · padding · darning · relevé · balancing · turnout · alignment
Fixed studio rail
- classGrouping by shared traits
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- progressionSequential forward movement
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
teacher · fitting · readiness · hours · practice · repetition · corrections
ballerina
Classical female dancer
relevé · variation · coda · adagio · allegro · ethereal · weightlessness · illusion · effortlessness · sylph
toebox
Shoe's forward enclosure
satin · vamp · box · padding · darning · relevé · balancing · turnout · alignment · placement
barre
Fixed studio rail
- classGrouping by shared traits
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- progressionSequential forward movement
assessment · teacher · fitting · readiness · hours · practice · repetition · corrections
toes
Pedal digits
strength · calluses · blisters · bunions · taping · conditioning · flexibility · endurance · injury · bruising
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- montagneMont Blanc, K2, Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, Denali
- balletballet, ballerina, ballet dancer, ballet shoes, tutus
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, releve, tendu
- dance positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, arabesque, attitude
pointebarefoot
Wearing no shoes
soft shoes · ballet flats · jazz shoes · street shoes · modern dance
- point outDirect attention toward
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- pointed outCalled attention to
- get to the pointSpeak directly now
- breaking pointMoment of collapse
- good pointAcknowledgment of sound reasoning
pointed, appoint, points, pointer, disappoint, appointment, pointing, appointments, disappointment