Pointed foot in dance???

Question

i saw one of my dance instructors stretching and when they did a strattle stretch their feet went like in half and it looked so cool and i was wondering if there is any specific stretches that i can do, see i was never in ballet but this is my 5th year in dance and im on an elite jazz/pom/funk team so i dont really need to do it i just want to and i dont want to spend money on foot flexer things ]

if you dont kno what i mean heres a picture

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Answer 1

I think that's called a high arched foot... When your dance instructor does the "strattle," or "middle splits," she points her feet and when she does her feet "go in half," or it shows off her arch. You can keep pointing your toes, doing releves and etc to help your arch or even invest in a thermaband. (If you really think you need one) You've probably never seen this high of an arch in jazz or hip hop.

It's somewhat common to have high arches in ballet. It just means you break your shoes in easily, and sometimes it looks nicer.

Answer 2

well if you dont want to buy a foot stretcher, you could buy this elastic stuff, that helps by forcing your foot into the position, i use it and it works pretty good, i think foot stretchers work better but these work pretty well too.

to see one ..go here..

http://www.discountdance.com/index.php

then click gifts&accesories

then look at the list on the left hand side and find health&fitness

and it should be the first one, sorry it doesnt let me send a link of just the elastic band.

Answer 3

You can learn to do this without buying a foot flexer thing.  You just have to practice and streach a lot.  I usually streach my feet by flexing and pointing my feet.  You can also walk around or stand on the balls of your feet to help build streagth so you can keep your foot pointed.  

Answer 4

it just takes doing it all the time and building up the right muscles and flexibility. just practice and stretch