Maintaining Strength for Pointe Work
This live 1-hour webinar will provide teachers with the tools and knowledge to continue to encourage students to work efficiently and effectively en pointe. Participants will be guided through a series of strengthening exercises that focus on the pelvis, hips, groin, calves and feet and explore the most common injuries that occur while training.
Aims
- To demonstrate strength-based exercises for all students who are training en pointe
- To demonstrate a series of exercises targeting the core, thoracic area, adductors, gluteals and lower leg
- To enable teachers to gain practical tips on focused exercises to utilise in their studio
- Provide teachers with an understanding of common injuries that occur relating to pointe work
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the session, you will have an increased understanding of:
- the signs and symptoms of common injuries relating to pointe work,
- strength exercises for the core, thoracic area, adductors, gluteals and lower leg, and
- a variety of exercises that link directly to training and maintaining strength for pointe work.
Date and Time
Friday 15 May 2026 10.00am-11.15am AEST (Sydney)
Registration closes
24 hours prior
Format
Live webinar via Zoom
Includes a presentation and a question-and-answer session.
This session is livestream only and will not be recorded.
Details of how to join the session will be sent to registered participants approximately 7 days prior.
Recommended preparation
None required
Required resources
- Computer/laptop/tablet with internet connection, camera and microphone
- Speakers or headphones
- A safe space for the duration of the session
- Mat, exercise band and barre/arm support if participating in the practice of exercises
Tutor
Annie Strauch
Founder and principal physiotherapist of Performance Medicine
Annie is a titled APA Sports & Exercise and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and is the Founder of Performance Medicine. Annie is a passionate performance physiotherapist with extensive experience working with professional performers and athletes.
Annie has a special interest in dancers, both ballet and commercial, and Music Theatre. Her passion is bringing together sports science and the arts and providing elite healthcare to the dancing artist. Annie enjoys the challenge of managing the artistic athlete and the demands of the creative dance industries so that dancers can have long, happy and sustainable dance careers.
CPD hours
1 time valued
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