Episode 106: What’s the Pointe? — Janice Barringer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Janice Barringer, a veteran dancer, teacher and author of</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Pointe-Book-Shoes-Training-Technique/dp/0871273985/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+pointe+book&qid=1617758656&sr=8-2"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Pointe Book</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— the world’s quintessential book on pointe training and pointe shoes.</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Pointe Book</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has printed and sold many tens of thousands of copies since it was first written and just released its fourth edition. Janice is also currently a baller teacher and consultant, most notably with the Los Angeles-based company, Music Works.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Janice knows that there is more to a ballet shoe than meets the eye and has made it her life’s goal to uncover and solve all pointe shoe mysteries — a goal which has led her to travel the world and research with some of the ballet world’s biggest and best dancers and companies. On the podcast, Janice retells the incredible story of how her book came to be and shares some important life lessons on overcoming barriers in pursuit of your dreams.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Pointe shoes are quite a mystery. Training dancers to dance on pointe — and to dance on pointe well — is really complicated."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"With the book, we wanted to address questions that will help young beginner students, their parents, professional dancers, and professional dancers. And it seems to have worked. Everyone has benefitted on every single level."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"There's a difference between teaching a class and giving a class... The way you structure the class and see how everyone's bodies are just a bit different and work to keep others' bodies healthy."</