(Point to head.)And right on top was a funny, old hat. (Chorus)She had two hairs in her head. (Hold up two fingers.)One was alive and the other was dead. (Chorus)She had two eyes in her head. (Point to eyes.)One was purple and the other was red. (Chorus)She had two teeth in her mouth.
Pointe is dangerous work, but if at right age, strength, and proper care, dancers do it. Please do not let your child go en pointe until further ballet training and she is in her early teens. Source(s): Almost 16 years ballet 11 years en pointe.
Pointe shoes enable the dancer to balance, spin, hop, pounce, slide, and linger on the tips of her toes. Before the advent of the modern reinforced pointe shoe, around 1900, ballerinas wore soft slippers and could not perform the steps, turns, and sustained balances on pointe that we expect of todayâs dancers.