Hello, I am twelve, and have been doing pre pointe for about nine months. I have been asked to join ages upper level classes and dances where I'm the only on not on pointe. I do have some health issues,which have caused me to miss a few classes. Al of my friends have been asked to go on pointe, which I take as an incentive to work harder, but they started bragging. I was wondering how I should deal with them, how I should ask my teacher what I need to wok on and if I'm ready, when she makes a big deal about it, and what are some exercises other than theraband and rises. Thank you.