Pointe technique During each class session, a student will move on to centre exercises after completing the barre work. These exercises emphasize various aspects of ballet technique, such as turnout, pointing of the toes, and the use of ballet technique while en pointe. Dancers take pre-pointe typically for a year before they are allowed to get pointe shoes. However, it is to the discretion of the dance instructor to determine if one year of pre-pointe is sufficient or if the dancer needs more time to prepare. Dancing en pointe stresses the feet in various ways and thus can potentially cause injuries if
A Worn Path her journey? Did Phoenix daydream any of her journey? If so, when? What makes Phoenix’s mission to get to town so important? After reading about “A Worn Path” what kind of assumptions can we make about Phoenix’s past? And why? Why did the people that Phoenix came in contact with on her journey treat her so poorly? A Worn Path "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty is a short story about an elderly African-American woman who undertakes a familiar journey on a road in a rural area to acquire medicine for her grandson. She expresses herself, both to her surroundings