Is there any good way..........?

Question

to excresise to get on my box on pointe more? i've been dancing on pointe for more than a year now and i have great ballet teacher but i don't have a very good arch! any good workouts to make it better? thank u!; )

Answer 1

Here are two exercises that can strengthen and shape your arches on your feet (esp. for ballet dancing). Hope this helps!

Strengthen:

Try sitting with your legs straight out in front of you.

Without moving your ankles, use your metatarsals to write out the alphabet in the air on each foot.

Each foot does each letter forwards and backwards.

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Shaping your arches:

Toe Curls -

Sitting down on the floor, extend your legs in front of you, with feet in parallel position.

Use your muscles to point your toes as much as you can.

Hold for 3-5 seconds.

Keeping your foot pointed, begin to flex only your toes up as far as they can flex, without moving the rest of the foot.

Hold for 3- 5 seconds.

Now, curl your toes back into a pointed position.

Imagine them reaching toward the floor, so you can feel your upper arch stretch.

Hold for 3-5 seconds.

Repeat the entire exercise as much as possible or have a friend help out.

Answer 2

There is actually a shoe you can buy.

When I used to dance I had a friend w/flat feet.

And she bought them.

We found them in a gymnastics book.

They were red and they were shaped like a half moon.

Im quite honestly, not sure where to find them not though.