Are You Jealous Of All The Older Girls Already En Pointe? Beat Them At Their Own Game By Learning All The Secrets On How To Get Strong Enough For Pointe Work In 4 Easy Stages! "The Perfect Pointe Book" is a fantastic new, unique book for dancers, that guides you through all the stages you need to make sure that getting onto pointe is as fun and as safe as possible!Written by a Dance Physiotherapist this book teaches you how to test yourself, and work out what any weaknesses may mean. It then guides you through four special exercise programs designed to really target those areas and improve your technique and strength as quickly as possible! From: Lisa Howell - Dance Physiotherapist - Perfect Form Physiotherapy (Sydney - Australia) Hi Guys! If you are anything like me when I was starting pointe work, you will be dying to know how to get strong enough to go en pointe quickly, and are always on the lookout for any tips that will help make your dancing spectacular! Well, you have found the perfect solution! "Building A Strong Foundation Builds A Strong Future!" After years of working with dancers, personally and as a therapist, and constantly seeing the same problems en pointe, I simply had to find a way to teach girls how to get it right from the beginning. The problem is, if you start off with bad technique, it is VERY hard to UNLEARN this later on. You can learn fantastic technique NOW, and find out how your feet work, so that when you go onto pointe, you will get much better, much faster, than girls who try to learn it as they go.
If you are planning on any form of career or continued practice in ballet, this book is an essential part of your ballet bag. Whether you are just beginning pointe, or have been en pointe for years, you will learn so much about your body and how it should work by going through this process. With this book you get to learn what muscles do what, why some people find it easier than others, how to improve your turnout and how to get a great looking pointe! I wanted to make learning about the body as fun, and as easy, as possible. All of the exercises have lots of photos so that you can see exactly how to do them. (I hate trying to work out what position to get into when people just explain it!). You test yourself at the start of each of the 4 stages, and then learn a program of special exercises that really focus on waking up all the important muscles. After doing all the exercises for two weeks, you can retest yourself, and, if you can do them all fabulously, you can move onto the next stage. The 121 page book has four stages that look at; the flexibility of your feet and ankles; the strength of all the little muscles in your feet; your turnout muscles; and your core strength and balance.
* Stage 1 - Fabulous Flexibility - Tests and exercises to make sure that you can get your foot into the best position for pointe work. Some people will find this stage easy, others will find it harder. No matter where you start, the easy exercises and stretches will help you get a great looking pointe. This is obviously VERY important for getting onto pointe. * Stage 2 - Marvelous Muscles - Here you learn all about the different muscles in your feet, and why it is important to get the right ones strong! Mastering the fine control of your toes helps prevent blisters on the toes, as well as overuse problems in the shins. This stage will transform how you work with your feet forever! * Stage 3 - Terrific Turnout - Getting onto pointe is not all about your feet! Find out how to find your true turnout muscles, a |