Assessment Overview
The AZDM Pointe Readiness Assessment is composed of three sections: muscle performance, functional movement and stability, and functional performance.
The muscle performance portion assesses the strength and stability of key muscle groups required for pointe work as well as the performance of muscle groups most commonly injured by dancers when en pointe.
The functional movement and stability portion looks at how the body performs simple, dance-based positions and movements in terms of balance, strength, and coordination.
The functional performance portion is used to look at the performance of complex dance movements in terms of postural alignment, core stability and leg strength.