HOPS ON POINTE TIPS ✨ ADVANCED POINTE COURSE Taken from my advanced pointe course here is a little insight into some of the tips for hops on pointe. Trickier for some people more than others. They require a lot of strength of the ankles, proper weight placement, coordination and strength of body. If your body is weak it will be very very heavy in the legs. Hops on pointe on one leg are an advanced movement and should be done when sufficient strength is there in the lower legs and body. I how thi

✨ "You can access a higher dimension with your line and extend your body to maximum potential". Learn how pointe shoes contribute to the magic of ballet with Precious Adams and Julia Conway. Donate now to our annual Pointe Shoe Appeal today and help our ballerinas continue to dazzle on stage. https://www.ballet.org.uk/enb-on-pointe #ENBOnPointe #pointeshoes #ballet | English National Ballet

To mark the return of our Pointe Shoe Appeal, we asked three Royal Ballet dancers how they prepare their pointe shoes and why their footwear is so vital to the art form. For more information on the Pointe Shoes Appeal or to make a gift, visit www.roh.org.uk/pointe | Royal Ballet And Opera