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* Usually averted in ''Anime/PrincessTutu''; the girls are really just in the phase where the best of them graduate the basics and are allowed to start their pointe, and many scenes pointe out how hard it actually is, even for the dance genius Rue. However, for Princess Tutu (the MagicalGirl form for Ahiru, who in her civilian form is rather clumsy and very often under threat of being assessed additional exercise for being so incompetent in dance class) it's justified in that thanks to her magic she can dance however she wants.
* Played straight, subverted, and justified all in the same episode of ''Anime/SailorMoon [=SuperS=]''; while both Usagi and Chibiusa are wearing pointe shoes for their dance lessons, they don't really go any higher than demipointe, but Fisheye, who's wearing pointe shoes, does go up to full pointe. (The other Sailor Soldiers are wearing regular ballet slippers.) Usagi and Chibiusa do manage to go en pointe in some {{Imagine Spot}}s, though.

* Averted in ''Film/BlackSwan'', which shows the effects of dancing en pointe have on Nina's feet early in the film.

* In ''Theatre/AnyoneCanWhistle'', "The Cookie Chase," a classical ballet pastiche, begins with Cora giving the order to her deputies: "From now, I expect every man among you to be--''on''--''your''--''toes!''" This, of course, is the cue for all of Cora's deputies ''and'' their first arrestee to stand on point.

* Carmilla Carmine from ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' walks perpetually en pointe, courtesy of her ArmedFeet: a set of [[HolyHandGrenade blessed steel]] ballet shoes, sharp enough to decapitate [[spoiler:an Exorcist angel]] with a single kick.

* For a book series written by a former prima ballerina[[note]]Royal Ballet superstar Darcey Bussell, who ''really'' ought to know better[[/note]], ''Magic Ballerina'' is particularly bad about this; the very first illustration of the series to depict a typical class at Madame Zarakova's ballet school, for example, depicts ''all'' of the pictured students in pointe shoes, ''including a first-time student''.
* In ''Literature/BalletShoes'', even before she starts her formal ballet training, Posy displays the uncanny ability to stand en pointe. This makes her rather unique amongst her siblings.

* The ''Literature/AngelinaBallerina'' series always shows the mouse girls dancing on their toes in laced pointe shoes, even though the characters are little girls.

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina'' used to feature a cast of ballerinas who are already dancing en pointe despite being in grade school. After its switch to 3D animation they switched to age-appropriate demi-pointe.

Dancing ''en pointe'', i.e. on the tips of the toes wearing the specific shoes, is one of the basics of ballet, so a lot of fictional depictions of ballet will include pointe work; thanks to the CoconutEffect, if someone's en pointe, tutus aren't necessary to get the [[JustForPun pointe]] across. Bonus points if pirouettes and ballet jumps (e.g. jetes, sautes, sissones, brises, and sobresauts) are also included in the performance, and especially if the dancers perform in a consistent order as if they were dancing the KonamiCode or some other video game single button combo.

* Usually averted in ''Anime/PrincessTutu''; the girls are really just in the phase where the best of them graduate the basics and are allowed to start their pointe, and many scenes [[JustForPun pointe]] out how hard it actually is, even for the dance genius Rue. However, for Princess Tutu (the MagicalGirl form for Ahiru, who in her civilian form is rather clumsy and very often under threat of being assessed additional exercise for being so incompetent in dance class) it's justified in that thanks to her magic she can dance however she wants.

* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'' has Jetta Maxx, a circus acrobat whose "moving corkscrew" attack has her spin on her toes, ([[DoesNotLikeShoes in bare feet]]) to the left or right, while slicing at her opponent with her wrist blades.

* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'' has Jetta Maxx, a circus acrobat whose "moving corkscrew" attack has her spin on her toes, ([[DoesNotLikeShoes/VideoGames in bare feet]]) to the left or right, while slicing at her opponent with her wrist blades.

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* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'' has Jetta Maxx, a circus acrobat whose "moving corkscrew" attack has her spin on her toes, ([[DoesNotLikeShoes/VideoGames in bare feet]]) to the left or right, while slicing at her opponent with her wrist blades.
* Ballora in ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' is perpetually en pointe -- as in, her feet are rigid and fixed that way -- but she's animatronic, so it's justified.
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* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'' has Jetta Maxx, a circus acrobat whose "moving corkscrew" attack has her spin on her toes, to the left or right, slicing at her opponent with her wrist blades. [[DoesNotLikeShoes/VideoGames In her bare feet!]]