#molly does pointe

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I DID A HALF PIROUETTE EN POINTE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TONIGHT!!!

I have such a mental block on passé relevé en pointe, so the fact that I was able to do a half pirouette tonight is INSANE. Was it good? Absolutely not. Am I crazy proud of myself? ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY.

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Suffolks elastic is so much prettier than that super ribbed thick and heavy generic elastic.

Suffolk shoes in general are much prettier than 99.99% of pointe shoes, especially the color. They’re such a gorgeous pink that for some reason I can’t get a good picture of. Definitely prettier than the almost beige Nikolay/Grishko color!!

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I did chaînés on pointe for the first time this week and holy shit they are hard omg. I was very unsuccessful not taking tiny steps in between trying to turn lol.

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So I did frappés on pointe for the first time last night and omg, they are so hard and scary lol. We did one slow and two fast then demi rond de jambe to the next position and it was SO SLOW and we were on pointe for so long; my standing ankle and foot were shaking like crazy by the end of the combination.

This was after we did a slow developpé combo on pointe too. I knew pointe was hard and it takes a ton of foot and ankle strength, but last night was the first night I was struggling with that strength lolol.

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First time darning my pointe shoes! I don’t think I did that bad of a job.

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I know I sickle, but it was a gorgeous day outside so why not take pointe pics?

Even though my physical therapist would strangle me if he know I did this…

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First time up in two months. I’m not the best, but I do enjoy it 🥰

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I survived my pointe class today and it felt SO GOOD. I didn't take any video at the studio, but I needed to document my first class back from injury, so here is my house lol.