Foot Arch Pain In Ballet Dancing

In ballet dancing, there is always the potential for many types of foot pain. Children dancing, who have different shapes of feet and muscle strength, may experience foot arch pain for various reasons. If your child complains about feeling foot arch pain during or after ballet classes or contemporary dance classes, there are corrections to be made in their ballet moves.

THE BALLET BIBLE breaks down every detail about how to learn properly in ballet classes and how to use the foot and arch muscles.

For example, the following topics are covered:

foot - proper weight placement on the floor

rolling ankles, or pronation - and its relationship to ballet turnout

relaxation techniques

stretching exercises

sprains, strain and pain of the lower leg caused by weak foot muscles

ballet injuries such as shin splints and sprained ankles

"Rolling ankles" in ballet dancing, is when the inner sides of the feet collapse toward the floor. This pulls on the knee joints, as well as all the tiny joints in your feet. Usually this is fixed by the dance student learning how to hold ballet turnout better in the rotator muscles at the back of the pelvis area.

As the entire leg rotates outward, the inner foot lifts a little, without evoking excess tension in the ankle muscles.

Relaxation techniques and stretching exercises are explained. The stretch of the ankle joint done by relaxing the tibia or shin muscle, prepares for a gentle and safe ankle joint and muscle stretch, to increase flexibility and a achieve better point of the foot.

Weak sole of the foot muscles will cause over-use of the lower leg muscles. This will result in tension and a decrease in the joint movements required to prevent ballet injuries.

How to prevent foot arch pain is one of a hundred technical pointers your child will understand with The BALLET BIBLE where you will get all the details.