Character rig animation test

This character is for a short film. I needed to do an animation test to check the rig since there is a lot of necessary movement beyond what most basic rigs need to accomplish.

Animation with the reference below. Always use a reference!!

Since this character is required to do advanced dancing movement with scenes that may feature closeups of certain areas, particularly in the feet, I needed to test not only the geometry but certain features of required movement, such as independent movement of toes and a pointe that looks accurate to ballet movement.

Most rigging of characters is basic enough to get the job done, and for the most part is perfectly sufficient for most needs. The added difficulty of creating a dancer requires a bit more subtlety with certain parts of the body. And to find a balance between not having an over-complicated rig but still being able to portray subtle movement.