However, if you are just starting out en pointe, get blisters, sore feet or wobble en pointe, or if you are a dance teacher who is keen to learn how best to help your students progress en pointe, then this is the course for you! It has four stages that assess the flexibility of your feet and ankles; the strength of all the little muscles in your feet; your turnout muscles; and your core strength and balance. Though The Perfect Pointe Book is written for young dancers who are just getting started, I have found the information to be a great resource to share with my university dancers. Find out how to find your true turnout muscles, and make them stronger, so that you don?t start dancing in parallel once you are up en pointe! It was written by a dancer, for dancers, and is absolutely priceless for the information and strength it will give you! With this course you get to learn what muscles do what, why some people find it easier than others, how to improve your turnout and how to get a great looking pointe! This manual would also be very useful for teachers, and particularly student teachers, who want to learn how to safely prepare their pupils for pointe wor The best thing about this book is that shows the student how best to prepare for pointe work and how to improve and maintain their strength for further training. Even girls who have been en pointe for years and teachers who have danced in some of the top ballet companies in the world have been astounded at how much they have learnt about their own feet by working through this course. You test yourself at the start of each of the 4 stages, and then learn a program of special exercises that really focus on waking up all of the important muscles. The Perfect Pointe Book - Learn All The Secrets