What's the worst that could happen ?

The obvious answer to that question is 'career' ending  injury, but if you  never took a risk you'd never do anything.

What's the best that could happen ?  you  achieve something and you progress.

Once you reach a certain level you know where the limits  are sort -of  and  know where and when to probe them ...

That happened this week...

thanks to my pointe fitting fairy godmother  and to one of my teachers!