Question about ballet and pointe?

An acquaintance of mine said that she has never taken ballet, but she is starting to learn en pointe??? I'm not a dancer but as far as I know... that is impossible.

Is she lying or can you just start learning en pointe right away?

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I think you can start learning en pointe right away but it's not good for your body or your feet. It's really hard, takes tons of work and may destroy your leg strength and balance if you aren't careful...

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You can't. If she is it's going to be really bad for her feet.
Yes you have to take ballet before they let you start pointe but if she transferred ballet schools and lied I guess it is possible.
no, you can't, unless your in a really really advanced class
I've been dancing for 10 years...and pointe for 4 years....HELL YEA shes lying...
Well technically no she shouldn't be learning it. you don't dance on point until you have trained for like 3 years at the very least. you have to build up an immense amount of strength in your feet, and legs.

if she is young there is no way any teacher would teach her on pointe because it can damage your feet.

if she is older, there is a possibility she could be doing it... but it's doubtful

I did ballet for 10 years before i went on pointe, and i ended up quitting in my 11th year. i just recently went back and i only dance pointe like 15 minutes out of an hour, because i'm not as strong as i used to be.

i would say she is lying.
Ohmygoodness please don't let her.

Unless you want her to break her feet.

Seriously, you can get really injured doing pointe work without training.
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE! haha its bad for your feet and her feet wont be strong enough
You can't start with point. You have to build up to it with at least a few years of ballet experience. I hope she is lying or else she could hurt herself.
I guess technically it is possible, but it is also an incredibly bad idea. You need strength, which you can get from dance training, and also some basic knowledge of ballet (like positions and vocabulary) would help a lot.

I think it has to do a lot with safety and strength and stuff, so therefore ballet training before pointe is the way to go.
you can if youre teacher is an absolute idiot. she neeeds at least SOME technique or she's going to get hurt.
well, yes and no. first she would need to take some basic technique classes, but some people just go straight into pointe, you can but, that really isn't the proper way because usually, she won't now the basics and she might end up hurting herself.
It is pretty much impossible. She could completely screw up her feet for life if she didn't prepare her ankles and feet the right way in ballet!! You should really confront her!
You can't. In order to start pointe, you must have at least a few years of ballet training, and you've got to be strong enough. I would tell your friend that she should stop, because she could seriously hurt her feet that way (as in never dance again.)
that is impossible! even if she would hurt her ankle , she would not have strong enough ones! tell her she is wrong or ask her if maybe she means ballet slippers!
nope she can't. and if she does she will hurt her ankles. even when someone is reallyreally muscular, without proper dance training there is not a chance of them learning to do pointe.