Plantar flexion
extension
An example of pointing the toes would be extending the feet so that the toes are stretched out and the top of the foot is reaching away from the body. This is a common movement in activities such as ballet, yoga, and gymnastics.
Right under your toes there are a series of harder sections on your foot, the part you stand on when you stand to your "tippy-toes." The ball of the foot is where the toes join with the rest of the foot. It is muscular and easily blistered. (Sorce: Wikipedia.) It's the part of your foot right before your toes and after the arch.
Toes are the digits on the end of your foot. They help with balance, walking, and providing stability. Humans typically have five toes on each foot.
The upper surface of the foot between the toes and ankles is known in medical terminology as the dorsum of the foot, or the dorsal surface of the foot.
In ballet it would be called "standing on the ball of the foot." this is all the toes and the pad of the foot still in contact with the floor. However if you were to stand right on the end of your toes, this is with only the ends of your toes suporting your weight this would be called "en pointe" (on point) of course you are not advised to do this unless you have the correct training and special shoes.
The pointe technique in ballet is used when the dancer's body weight is shifted to the foot. The dancer appears to be standing on just her toes. While some men dancers do this, the majority are women.
Releve means a rise to the toes from a flat foot in ballet dancing
brushing the foot through the floor with toes slightly off the floor
A pirouette is a ballet step where the body spins on the toes or the ball of the foot.
extension
Standing on your toes is an example of a second-class lever, where the load is located between the fulcrum (toes) and the effort (muscles in the foot). This type of lever provides mechanical advantage, allowing for greater force to be applied to lift the body.
An example of pointing the toes would be extending the feet so that the toes are stretched out and the top of the foot is reaching away from the body. This is a common movement in activities such as ballet, yoga, and gymnastics.
Ballet includes pointing your toes while you are dancing and very suppleness. Ballet contains long extended arms and legs and you should have a good posture (standing up strait). The music is very classical music, but it still has a good beat .
To keep thier toes healthy and to make pointing the foot outwards more comfortable. Pointe ballet dancers have to wear them so they can point on the very tip of thier toe.
Toe boxes are the hard part in the toe of a pointe shoes that are used to support the dancer's foot when they dance on their toes.
pointe