pointes
Dancer's toe stance
Pointes is the plural of pointe, the ballet technique of dancing on the tips of the toes.
Dancers perform en pointe wearing specially reinforced pointe shoes.
The word comes from French and refers both to the technique and the shoes themselves: She went through three pairs of pointes during the production.
Shoe's forward enclosure
- shankLower leg segment
- vampAlluring seductress
- platformRaised flat structure
- satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
ribbons · elastics · padding · sole · darning · breaking in · fitting · sewing
Rising onto ball-of-foot
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
pas de deux · adagio · allegro · jeté · manège · variation · piqué · balance
Romantic Russian ballet
- GiselleClassic ballet heroine
- The NutcrackerYuletide ballet with dancing sweets
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
- Don QuixoteDelusional self-proclaimed knight-errant
Bolshoi · corps de ballet · variation · Odette · Aurora · Willis
Refined, graceful quality
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
ethereal · sylphlike · delicacy · finesse · effortlessness · artistry · refinement · airy
Learned behavioral adaptation
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- barreFixed studio rail
- drillsRepetitive training routines
readiness · progression · alignment · core strength · dedication · repetition · corrections · class
toebox
Shoe's forward enclosure
satin · ribbons · elastics · padding · sole · darning · breaking in · fitting · sewing · lambswool
relevé
Rising onto ball-of-foot
ballerina · pas de deux · adagio · allegro · jeté · manège · variation · piqué · balance · turnout
Swan Lake
Romantic Russian ballet
- GiselleClassic ballet heroine
- The NutcrackerYuletide ballet with dancing sweets
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
Don Quixote · Bolshoi · corps de ballet · variation · Odette · Aurora · Willis
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
lightness · ethereal · sylphlike · delicacy · finesse · effortlessness · artistry · refinement · airy · suppleness
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- barreFixed studio rail
drills · readiness · progression · alignment · core strength · dedication · repetition · corrections · class · private lesson
pointesgrounded
Stable and realistic
earthbound · plié · fondu · low to the ground · weighted
- pointed outCalled attention to
- pointing outCalling attention to
- laser pointerHandheld focused beam emitter
- pointing fingerExtended digit indicating direction
- pointed earsEars tapering to tips
- pointer fingerFirst digit after thumb
pointed, appoint, pointer, disappoint, appointment, disappointed, pointing, disappointment, disappointing