Ballet Careful

Ballerinas are beautiful, but unless you are trained, leave the ballet to the ballerinas. Don't try to stand on your toes barefoot or in street shoes. You can seriously injure yourself. Ballerinas train for years on soft shoes before ever even going up on pointe. Let them do it or go take ballet classes and wait. 

Also, Barbie, drawings, and dolls are wrong. Pointe shoe ribbons do NOT go up to the knee. They are wrapped around the ankle a couple times and tied between the achiles tendon (back of ankle) and the bony knob on the inside of your ankle (side that faces the other ankle). The knot is tucked under the wrapped ribbons so it can't be seen. Strings that go around the whole opening of the shoe pull tight and knot at the front top of the shoe and tuck inside the shoe. Elastics are sewn in that go over the tarsals (place between top of foot and ankle) that help keep the shoe on the foot. The box can be made of several different materials depending on the brand, and type. This provides a hard flat tip to stand on. The vamp extends from the box along the sides providing support for the toes and end of the foot. On the bottom is a shank. It is generally pretty stiff and provides support as well. Pointe shoes are often more of a light tanish pink or light pink.

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Interesting Behavior?

We all know people who do some very strange things. There is someone in our life, or maybe many people, who do something we consider insane or weird. Here are some interesting facts about people whom you probably have heard of.


James Joyce- A writer, he always carried a tiny pair of lady bloomers, which he waved in the air to show approval.

Benjamin Franklin- He sat, naked, in front of an open window. He called it an air bath and claimed it was for his health.

Alexander Graham Bell- He covered the windows in his house to keep out the rays of the full moon. He also tried to teach his dog to talk.

D.H. Lawrence- He enjoyed shedding his clothes and climbing mulberry trees.

(Asimov, 1997; Weeks & James, 1995)

However, none of these men were considered crazy. In fact, they are known for their remarkable actions. Perhaps we should all start a strange behavior and, maybe, we will be geniuses too!

Autism

(The following red flags may indicate a child is at risk for atypical development, and is in need of an immediate evaluation.) 

In clinical terms, there are a few “absolute indicators,” often referred to as “red flags,” that indicate that a child should be evaluated. For a parent, these are the “red flags” that your child should be screened to ensure that he/she is on the right developmental path. If your baby shows any of these signs, please ask your pediatrician or family practitioner for an immediate evaluation:

• No big smiles or other warm, joyful expressions by six months or thereafter

• No back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles, or other facial expressions by nine months or thereafter

• No babbling by 12 months

• No back-and-forth gestures, such as pointing, showing, reaching, or waving by 12 months

• No words by 16 months

• No two-word meaningful phrases (without imitating or repeating) by 24 months

• Any loss of speech or babbling or social skills at any age