help dancers? please?

[godsgirl4ever]

Hi yo'll
I'm a praise dancer 4 God when he called me out to be a praise dancer it was about less than 1 year but my mom wants me to stop doing pointe. I've been dancing for 6 yrs. & doing pointe for about 3 yrs & i stopped going to my dance studio cause i was over the age limit.Cause she thinks that its going to make me walk like a duck! Thats only when you have the pointe shoes on! I tried to tell her last night but she wouldn't listen to me. So i was just going to do pointe when i wanted to. It's like a part of me! But i don't know what to do?
Can someone help me? please? anyone? & for a fact i know there are christian ministies out there that have pointe ministry.
What do you think I should do? give up pointe? I can't let it go cause once again it apart of my life & me.

 

[symphonyb]

what level are you? are you just wanting to continue the technique?

 

[Ainuhina]

I think I know how you feel though I've never been in that situation...pointe shoes can become a part of you.....

I don't think you should stopp it now....if you like it your mum should understand and not try to keep you from doing it....

As for walking like a duck most ballet dancers do that...even without the shoes....I do it too...but it's nothing to be afraid of since they know how to do it right.....it's just that you've got to remind yourself sometimes to go normal
I know people who never did pointe and walk like that.....and your mother, by the way, should see that you only walk like this when wearing pointe shoes....

All in all I suggest you tell her how much dancing (and especially pointe) means to you....if she doesn't understand.....pray that she will and keep doing it (if it is the thing God wants you to - but it sounds like it is to me from what you write).....you are old enough to deside for yourself what you want to do...your mum has to accept your desicion.....

Will be praying that you find the right way.....

 

[Living Soul Dance]

*You don't have to give up point!
*You just need to know how to use it!
God gave you a gift and he will show you how to use it for his Glory just as he has shown the following people....

Tell your mom about these Professional Praise Dance Ballet Companies & Liturgical Dancers!

Show her these sites:

www.balletmagnificat.com

www.danceaddeum.com

www.hiscompany.org

Also e-mail Ms. Valerie Henry who is a professional Ballet dancer.
Valerie has been ministering in dance on point for almost 20 years. I'm sure she can mentor you. And, maybe talk to your mom.
Valerie's site: http://www.vhdance.org (You will see a picture of her in point shoes).

Oh yeah,
Ms. Pamela Rutherford minister's dance on point! http://www.pamelarutherford.org
She also mentors liturgical dancers all over the world through the International Christian Dance Fellowship. http://www.icdf.com

I've have seen many liturgical dancers on point. I've have been to many Litugical Dance Confrences. You should go!

There.
That should help.
God Bless,
Minister Richelle

 

[Multi-Elis]

You can do two things:
1-practice not walking like a duck with points on. Try walking as if it doesn't bother your toes to walk straight. Walk as if you were wearing normal shoes. Show your mother how it's possible. In general learning to walk normal is a good attitude to take, it adds to your dance quality, and will enable you eventually to do special things with pointes like all sorts of conte;porary dance that incorprates pointe shoes.

2- show your mother how you are going to do exercises to stregthen the inner part of your feet so that ingeneral you won't have feet slouching forward. Many dancers have their feet slouching forward, this gives the illusion of having your feet turned out more, but this is incorrect, and it is better that your feet look less turned out and that your legs be more turned out. The arches in the feet should be high. So maybe if you practiced doing that, you could convince your mother that you woun't end up walking like a duck.

Also you are old enough so that your bones are already "set" it's not like when you are younger, and points can make your bones go wrong. If you started points at 16, that is in my oppinion the best age.