Feeling on your toes

Hellllooooooo, how is everyone doing out there?? I'm greeaaat! :) Ever get the feeling like youre walking on your toes? Well in dance, you can!..on pointe shoes! I work in a dance store and I always walk by this poster and it never occurred to me until recently about what kind of physics is involved in this pose. Looks easy huh? its not! trust me, walking on your toes is tough as it is, but touching your toes and standing on them is a million times harder! Ok, so pretty much same concept as last week except the position is totally reversed and on toes! One must be very skilled to stand in the position above because you need a good arch in your feet in order to comfotably balance on your toes. The point shoes are sturdy, they have to be since they balance the dancer's entire weight on an area about the size of a silver dollar! Isn't that crazy. So unlike last week, where a flyer had to balance their entire weight on four palms, a ballerina on pointe must be very aware of her weight distribution in order for her weight to be equal and opposite of the normal force from the dance floor.