Pointe Readiness Part 3: Assessment Tests | Suffolk Dance

Are you ready to go en pointe? Check out our full series on Pointe Readiness hosted by Dr. Emily Love to find out! We'll bring you through the basics of dance anatomy, signs to tell you you're ready, and exercises to ensure you're nice and strong before your first pointe shoe fitting!

Additional Resources:
Shah, S. (2009). Determining a young dancer's readiness for dancing on pointe. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 8(6), 295-299

Prisk, V. R., O'Loughlin, P. F., & Kennedy, J. G. (2008). Forefoot injuries in dancers. Clinics in sports Medicine, 27(2), 305-320

Singh, D. (2019). Analysis of Forefoot Pressure in the Ballet Pointe Shoe (Doctoral dissertation, Tulane University School of Science and Engineering)
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