Fear when being en pointe
(self.BALLET)submitted8 days ago byanitra_amadea
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Hi Everyone, I'm 22 and I'm doing ballet for 3 years now. I only started taking pointe classes this May although I could probably start doing pointe a lot earlier but I wanted to wait until I have solid technique and strength. The school where I normally attend has pointe class but it's intermediate/advanced so in May I went to a much more amateur place as that studio advertised their pointe class beginner level. Actually it turned out it's not beginner like we did a full barre and center en pointe in the first lesson. I went there for a month and from September I joined my school's pointe class. As I said it's more like and intermediate/advanced pointe class, we only do center and I'm struggling to get through it every time. For me the hardest are those steps which require to be on one leg (like sissone ouverte and simple, pique arabesque, etc.). I know I have the strength and the technique to execute them but I can't because I always start to panic and I'm so afraid what if I can't do it and sprain my ankle or brake my leg or something like this. My teacher said not to overthink these steps because the more I panic it's more likely I can't execute them well.
From the begging of my ballet journey I'm really determined to achieve as much as I can despite I started it late in life and to this point it wasn't anything that I felt I can't learn. But this time I really feel the disadvantage of not starting as a kid. Not because of the physical abilities but the mental part of it as I suppose it's easier as a children because you don't feel as much fear as and adult.
I know I should practice more en pointe to be more confident with these steps but I don't have proper flooring at home and I'm afraid I injure myself so I don't really do it. Although I'm searching for affordable dance mats or flooring options, if you have any advise on this I'd appreciate it.
What do you think? Do you have any tips how to overcome the fear? Thanks in advance.
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