Léonore explains the pre-requisites for dancing en pointe with tips for how to know when you are ready to start. She shares her 3 favorite strengthening exercises and guides you through the steps to take when choosing your “perfect shoe.”

Léonore shares personal insights for how to prepare your feet for the challenges of dancing en pointe. With these various methods for how to build strength, prevent pain and break-in your shoes, you can focus on developing your strength and stamina to help grow your technique.

Learn beginner level exercises to practice your pointe technique. Using a barre for support, take this time to find your balance while working on alignment, strength and stability in 5 simple steps.

Take your dancing off the barre as Léonore guides you through some of the most famous steps in classical ballet. Build your strength and coordination to gain confidence while developing your pointe technique.

Léonore teaches excerpts from 3 of the most iconic ballets of all time: Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Giselle. Using the knowledge you gained in her previous lessons, these variations are a great place to start for beginner pointe technique.