I need ballet tips!!!!?

So, I haven't taken ballet in about three years and want to start again in the Autumn. I really need to get my flexibility and strength back. I also need to prepare for pointe because I had an evaluation about two weeks ago and the teacher said I needed more strenth in my ankles than I would be ready. Does any one have sugestions for stretches, strength excerscises and other ballet related things. (Stretches can inclube a ballet barre, I have one)

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I'm a ballet dancer, too. here are some stretches for strength and flexibility:

Flexibility: - Find an open area of wall. Lay down on your

back and put your butt up against the wall. Put

your legs in a straddle and hold it for 3-5 minutes.

- Put the soles of your feet together while sitting on

the ground and bend forward.

- Lay down on your stomach and put the soles of

your feet together. Hold for about 2-3 minutes.

Strength: - Lay on your back and put your hands behind your

head. Use your stomach to lift sit halfway up. Do

this repeatedly to the beat of a fairly fast song.

- Put your feet under a low couch or have them held

by a friend. Lay on your stomach and put your

arms in fifth. Use your back to lift yourself off the

ground. Hold for 4 counts for 7 times; hold for 8

counts on your eighth set.

Pointe: - One word: theraband! You can buy them at

Walmart. Flex and point your toes with the band

around your arches.

Hope I helped! :)

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to work on flexibility you need to have every second you have free...to be used on stretching.

first i would estimate how far away you are from your splits...then pile up some pillows that meet that estimate...and do your splits on them. this takes the strain off your arms and focusses purly on your stretching.

for your ankles:

therabands therabands therabands!

do some ankle rolls with it.

and also just start with your foot flat and then pointe it slowly...going from demi pointe to full with the theraband on the ball of your foot.
Make sure you stretch EVERY SINGLE DAY! Do it in the morning after you wake up for 20 minutes then at night before you go to sleep for another 20 minutes. To help strengthen your feet, ankles, and calves for pointe try doing calf raises: stand on a stair with half of your foot on and the back half of your foot off. Bring your heels as far down as they will go but keeping the front half of your foot on the stair. SLOWLY raise them up and stand on your toes. SLOWLY bring them back down. Repeat 20 times. Then do it on just one foot then on the other another 20 times each.

Also, sit on the ground with your legs stretched straight in front of you. Keeping your heels on the ground, stretch your toes as far as they will go, trying to touch the ground too. That will help your arch a lot.