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Hi Connie,
Wow i am enjoying my ballet class never knew how much fun ballet would be and being the only male in the class i feel relaxed in class with 10 women in class and i love it wearing my padded dancebelt slip my support cup in wear my thong leotard then wear my footed tights go into class and put my ballet shoes on i love it but i just wanted to know when i have done about 2-3 years is it possable for men to do pointe work as this is what i would like to do at some point
           Hope you can help
                 Keith

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Men rarely do pointe unless they are specifically training for a company like Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.  It's more important to work on your normal technique and do special training only if your goal is to get into one of those companies.

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I can answer lots about ballet, specifically the Vaganova syllabus. I'm still training, but both my parents were professional dancers, so most answers will be coming from them, not me. :) They're the experts. Obviously, questions about difficult technique, etc, would be better answered with someone else, but if you're just becoming interested in dancing, or are having problems with basic steps, like pirouettes or plies, then I may be able to help

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I've seen ballet since the age of 0, because of my parents, and I am training to become a professional dancer now.

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