Build the Strength Pointe Work Demands
PRE-POINTE PROGRAM
FALL 2026
Before the Pointe Shoes, There's This
Pointe shoes don't make a dancer ready for pointe work. The training underneath them does.
This 12-week program is built for Premium Members working toward pointe, focused on the foot and ankle strength, core control, and alignment pointe work demands, long before a single rise happens in a pointe shoe.
Program Details
Program Details
Prerequisites
- Open to Premium Members only.
- Instructor approval and/or completion of the Beginning Ballet Program (or equivalent experience) required.
Pricing
Enrolling in both Pre-Pointe and our 12-week Variations Program? Your second add-on is 15% off. Email southil@dancebarrebcs.com to have the discount applied.
What's Included
Pre-Pointe is an add-on to your existing Premium Membership, built around a dedicated weekly class reserved exclusively for program participants. Your enrollment also includes a welcome kit to support your training at home.
Meet Your Instructor
Lydia Craft is a dedicated dancer and choreographer with 17 years of training, rooted in ballet and enriched by jazz, modern, contemporary, and musical theater. Currently pursuing a degree in Biological Sciences at Southern Illinois University, Lydia also serves as Costume Coordinator and choreographer for the Southern Illinois Dance Company. In Pre-Pointe, she brings that same technical precision to the foundational work that gets a dancer ready for pointe, helping each student build strength and confidence one careful step at a time.
THE TRAINING BEHIND THE SHOES
Why Pre-Pointe Matters
Foot & Ankle Conditioning
Building the intrinsic strength so your feet do the work, not the shoes.
Core Strength & Stability
The control that pointe work requires starts on the floor, long before you leave it.
Alignment & Placement
Clean technique protects you from injury and sets you up to keep progressing.
Flexibility & Articulation
Range of motion that lets the work ahead feel fluid instead of forced.
A Readiness To Go Further
This program is for adult ballet students who have a working foundation in ballet technique and want to take the next step. You do not need to have been evaluated for pointe readiness yet — this program is how you get there.
Not sure if this is the right next step for you? Reach out. We are happy to talk it through.
FIND US
Class Location
Studio 84, LLC
1418 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966
(979) 229-9553
southil@dancebarrebcs.com
Conveniently located for students from Murphysboro, Carbondale, Carterville, Marion, and the surrounding Southern Illinois area.
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