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PT-Approved Pointe Readiness Assessment
Help your dancers take the next step safely with the PT-Approved Pointe Readiness Assessment!
Designed by Dr. Julieann Berg, PT, DPT, a Dance Medicine Specialist, this comprehensive assessment helps teachers, studio owners, and healthcare professionals evaluate whether dancers are truly ready to begin pointe work.
This resource goes far beyond the basic “checklist.” It ensures each dancer meets key benchmarks in strength, mobility, and motor control — the foundation for a safe and successful transition to pointe.
📋 What’s Included
Movement Assessment: Evaluate key strength exercises like single-leg calf raises, planks, and single-leg pliés.
Motor Control Testing: Assess balance, turnout, and dynamic control during essential ballet movements.
Range of Motion Evaluation: Measure ankle plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, and big toe extension for pointe readiness.
Cross-Training Checklist: Ensure dancers include strength, cardio, and recovery practices outside the studio.
Space for Notes: Record technique observations, injury history, and individual recommendations for clear feedback.
🎯 Who It’s For
Dance Teachers & Studio Directors: Confidently assess your pre-pointe students and track their progress over time.
Physical Therapists & PT Students: Use as a professional tool to evaluate pointe readiness with clear, evidence-based criteria.
Ballet Dancers: Gain insight into your own strengths, limitations, and goals before moving up to pointe.
🩰 How to Use It
I recommend using this assessment twice annually — once at the beginning of pre-pointe training and again at the end of the year. This gives dancers concrete goals to work toward both in and out of the studio, ensuring steady progress and reducing risk of injury.
🌟 Why You’ll Love It
Created by a Dance Medicine Physical Therapist with years of clinical and on-stage experience.
Provides clear, objective data for teachers and students.
All exercises have linked video demonstrations.
Focuses on injury prevention, safe progression, and dancer education.
Simple, printable format — ready to use for assessments and training reviews.
Help your dancers build strength, confidence, and longevity in their ballet journey — from the very first step onto pointe.
Help your dancers take the next step safely with the PT-Approved Pointe Readiness Assessment!
Designed by Dr. Julieann Berg, PT, DPT, a Dance Medicine Specialist, this comprehensive assessment helps teachers, studio owners, and healthcare professionals evaluate whether dancers are truly ready to begin pointe work.
This resource goes far beyond the basic “checklist.” It ensures each dancer meets key benchmarks in strength, mobility, and motor control — the foundation for a safe and successful transition to pointe.
📋 What’s Included
Movement Assessment: Evaluate key strength exercises like single-leg calf raises, planks, and single-leg pliés.
Motor Control Testing: Assess balance, turnout, and dynamic control during essential ballet movements.
Range of Motion Evaluation: Measure ankle plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, and big toe extension for pointe readiness.
Cross-Training Checklist: Ensure dancers include strength, cardio, and recovery practices outside the studio.
Space for Notes: Record technique observations, injury history, and individual recommendations for clear feedback.
🎯 Who It’s For
Dance Teachers & Studio Directors: Confidently assess your pre-pointe students and track their progress over time.
Physical Therapists & PT Students: Use as a professional tool to evaluate pointe readiness with clear, evidence-based criteria.
Ballet Dancers: Gain insight into your own strengths, limitations, and goals before moving up to pointe.
🩰 How to Use It
I recommend using this assessment twice annually — once at the beginning of pre-pointe training and again at the end of the year. This gives dancers concrete goals to work toward both in and out of the studio, ensuring steady progress and reducing risk of injury.
🌟 Why You’ll Love It
Created by a Dance Medicine Physical Therapist with years of clinical and on-stage experience.
Provides clear, objective data for teachers and students.
All exercises have linked video demonstrations.
Focuses on injury prevention, safe progression, and dancer education.
Simple, printable format — ready to use for assessments and training reviews.
Help your dancers build strength, confidence, and longevity in their ballet journey — from the very first step onto pointe.