dem·i-pointe 
(dĕm′ē-point, də-mē-pwăɴt)
(dĕm′ē-point, də-mē-pwăɴt)n.
A position in ballet in which the dancer is on the balls of the feet. Also called half-point.
[French : demi-, demi- (from demi, half, from Old French; see DEMI-) + pointe, pointe; see POINTE.]