Dealing with Bunions En Pointe

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Many girls who start on pointe are scared that they will get bunions from doing pointe work. Pointe work will not ’cause’ bunions, however if you do have a family predisposition to bunions (check out your Mother and Grandmothers feet!) then wearing ill fitting shoes (whether they are street shoes or pointe shoes) may hasten [...]

Improving the height of demi-pointe in a dancer.

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

If you have good mobility of your big toe and a good pointe range, but can’t quite show this off in your single leg rises, it is important to train this area in isolation from your regular dance training. Improving strength and control in this area is a great way to guard against a number [...]