Sentence examples for rising onto from inspiring English sources

Eventually, Sciscione stood and turned away from us, rising onto the balls of his feet.

The upper body ripples, and rhythms of hip-hop are here combined with different forms of footwork (in sneakers), sometimes rising onto point.

A dancer rising onto point has a much more visceral impact when the act happens only several feet away from you and on the same level: there is a democracy of doing and watching here that is very important.

Petersburg now fields 48) step out of the dark one by one, in a slow, serpentine chain, filling the void with expansive arabesques, at last rising onto pointe, tutus atremble like apple blossoms kissed by the spring breeze.

He returned to his life that soon swept over him like waves rising onto the beach, streaming through the rocks.

The device emitted an audible click when the participant's heel passed the 5 cm height when rising onto the toes to raise the body.

Her feet were bare, and she rose onto her stubby toes to grip his arm.

But many of the men not only rose onto point but also hopped, turned, ran and balanced on point.

As it rose onto the riverbank, Mr. Radojkovic saw "two human legs and an arm" protruding from the back.

For his opening solo he rises onto his elbows and wrists, gradually making his way to his feet by balancing on top of his bent toes.

Her style suits some steps — she is bright in a brisk series of advancing relevés retirés in which one foot rises onto point while the other tucks up to knee height — but leaves many others bland.