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The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: Art of Pointwork, Level 1http://finisjhung.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=68Judy Weiss tells you all about the construction of the pointe shoe and how to find the shoe for you. Ashlee Knapp, now dancing with The New York City Ballet, shows you special foot and ankle strengthening exercises, how to correctly prepare your shoe and foot, and how to tie your ribbons. Finis and Ashlee show you how to do the soft toe work required today. You’ll learn to use your weight and energy so that you can roll up and down on pointe with delicate strength and ease, as Ashlee does. Your first steps are the most important, and this video will make sure you put your best foot forward. The music of Scott Killian makes this a magical experience.EXERCISES1. Rolling up & down, feet parallel 2. Rolling up & down. 1st & 2nd positions3. Rolling up in plié. 1st & 2nd positions4. Combining exercises 2 & 35. Demi & grand pliés, relevés. 1st, 2nd, 5th positions6. Plié, relevé, balance. 1st position7. Tendu, relevé, demi plié en croix8. Quick relevés from 3/4 to full pointe. 1st & 2nd positions9. Sous-sus, placing the feet in 5th position10. Battement tendu, plié, relevé in 4th position11. Échappé sur les pointes, sous-sus12. Piqué pas de bourrée, couru13. Échappé sur les pointes, sous-sus, pique pas de bourrée14. Échappé, plié in second, sous-sus, pique pas de bourrée