tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218371937671599251.post5450802622583961432..comments2023-02-20T08:15:27.316+00:00Comments on Jill's World: Backstage at ballet schoolJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373188929595748773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218371937671599251.post-15399744904408448402010-05-20T01:24:53.977+01:002010-05-20T01:24:53.977+01:00Hi Leigha! "What's this say about me as I...Hi Leigha! "What's this say about me as I mark my pointes with a red marker" <br /><br />I was talking about red marker on the outer sole. I like blue or black ballpoint in small letters on the outer sole under the arch since that can't be seen at any distance.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373188929595748773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218371937671599251.post-60944856755011061802010-05-20T00:22:03.927+01:002010-05-20T00:22:03.927+01:00What's this say about me as I mark my pointes ...What's this say about me as I mark my pointes with a red marker, and put either a L or R inside one shoe, for no known reason I never mark both shoes. It does make it easer when sewing on ribbons which I normaly do in groups of three.<br /><br />I do have some dance sneakers that I use for Modern and Jazz and yes they do give support like a pointe but there is no box just the whole foot is enclosed with extra support so you can go on pointe. They do give your foot a nice shape and nice lines but there is no sex appeal at all. I never wear mine with pink tights, only with black leggings as they look so daggy if your in a black leotard and pink tights.Leighanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218371937671599251.post-12810717139698589552010-05-19T07:10:41.276+01:002010-05-19T07:10:41.276+01:00Hi Eric,
>is the purpose [of demi-pointes] o...Hi Eric, <br /><br />>is the purpose [of demi-pointes] only to get the girl's feet used to them?<br /><br />Basically yes the blocked toe box can be difficult for some girls to get used to. Demi-pointes are used primarily for the RAD syllabus and were used in the boarding school I attended. I found them valuable as a transitional shoe as they taught the students to sew ribbons, elastics and to darn their platforms before they ever (officially) went en pointe. <br /><br />>What if a girl does try to go en pointe in a pair of those?<br /><br />There are no supportive shanks in demi-pointes so a young student can rise to ¾ pointe but couldn’t stand en pointe in them. An advanced student could stand en point in them briefly as some girls can stand en pointe barefoot briefly. But again, since there is no support a beginning student couldn’t stay on her toes in demi-pointes. Worse, she might hurt herself trying. That’s why we all used to beg or buy dead pointes from older students so we could wear them around the dorms. <br /><br />>Anyone you know wear them [dance sneakers]? I would think they'd be more in a jazz/hip hop/modern setting rather than ballet.<br /><br />Dance sneaks are more for contemporary ballet and hip-hop. I like to think that my dancers perform more erotically in pointe shoes… better lines and with the ribbons tied securely around the ankles there is a whiff of bondage…<br /><br />>I would think that instead of a daily pill that many women take to prevent ovulation, guys could use a weekly or monthly shot or pill or patch that would temporarily leave a guy sterile.<br /><br />Well, what the feminists want is a mix of hormones that will leave a man sterile, but with his libido in tact and not too many annoying side effects. And that sort of thing doesn’t exist yet. It’s suspected that the large Pharma companies aren’t spending much on research in the area of male hormonal contraceptives because they don’t think there will be a market for it and I tend to agree with them. <br /><br />There are already anti-androgen drugs, such as cyproterone or the birth-control drug Depo-Provera that are used for ‘chemical castration’ of male sex offenders. These drugs can reduce sex drive, compulsive sexual fantasies, and capacity for sexual arousal, but I don’t think they make a man sterile and they are used to shut his urges down so aren’t satisfactory to give a man from whom a woman wants a virile male performance. <br /><br />My point is that I don’t think a woman who is sexually active with several men can count on them to use a male hormonal contraceptive correctly regardless of how simple it is to take.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373188929595748773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218371937671599251.post-8014791961043798082010-05-19T03:22:37.155+01:002010-05-19T03:22:37.155+01:00A few questions/points for you, Jill:
1) About de...A few questions/points for you, Jill:<br /><br />1) About demi pointes (though I'll also ask my gal pal Yvette about it too): If the shoe has no support to go into pointe, is the purpose only to get the girl's feet used to them? What if a girl does try to go en pointe in a pair of those?<br /><br />2) I also see dance sneakers sold in dancewear catalogs, and they say that you can go en pointe in them, too. Anyone you know wear them? I would think they'd be more in a jazz/hip hop/modern setting rather than ballet.<br /><br />3) Male chemical/hormonal sterilization: I know you're sceptical about that, but I would think that instead of a daily pill that many women take to prevent ovulation, guys could use a weekly or monthly shot or pill or patch that would temporarily leave a guy sterile. Of course, there would be a reliability factor of the guy actually taking those doses.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368346963892361507noreply@blogger.com