How to get great feet (like her)?

Question

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U0i0_aylyLY&feature=related

Can I work to that kind of arch? I want to be able to point my foot that far and when I do, I can barely get a curve! I am an aspiring dancer, and I am really jealous of dancers with great feet! I take many classes a week (lyrical, modern, jazz, 2 ballet classes (i'm fairly good at ballet),and theatre (like, dancing to "Hairspray" or "Cats")

Answer 1

Practice it once a day in your room, and loads in your dancing class, don't give up because then your feet will go all floppy again, really do it once a day because it really helps.

Answer 2

keep on practicing ur point and ur arch will increase gradually.

Answer 3

erm if your cant get a curve you may be flat footed.

Answer 4

You can use a Theraband to strengthen your arches and ankles, and do exercises such as these:

1)Pedeling: Sit on the floor in pike position with feet flexed. Wrap the theraband around the balls of your feet and pull tight. Slowly bend one knee while you stretch through all the points of the other foot until it is fully pointed, then switch, bend the other knee and stretch the other foot.

2)**Metatarsels: This will help in stretching all the way through your toes and making that part of your foot stronger. Sit on the ground with your knees bent and feet resting. Fold the theraband in half and lay it on the ground in front of you. Sitting up straight(you can use a wall if you want), use your toes to pick up the theraband and slowly drop it, spreading all of your toes to pick it up again, and drop it. Repeat as much as youd like~! You can also do this by using marbles and just picking them up.

3)Flex and Point #1: Sitting in a pike position, wrap the theraband around the ball(s) of one or both feet. Put the ends together and pull to create tension. Now point and flex the foot/feet slowly, going through every position of the foot. This creates a stronger, more controlled foot and helps with exercises such as tendus, degages, etc. It also helps build strength for pointework.

4)**Flex and Point #2: Lay on your back with one leg straight up in the air, 90 degree ankle with the floor. Wrap the theraband around the ball of that foot and pull for resistance. Now, slowly, flex VERY hard, and stretch it all the way, flex, stretch, over and over until it burns. If done properly, this should also give you a good hamstring stretch!

The site I got it from has a whole bunch of other exercises you can do with a theraband to strengthen other parts of your body as well.