Point your feet !!
What this really means: A beautiful pointed foot is not just about the toes. In fact, “scrunching” your toes is not a pointed foot at all! Scrunching toes can also lead to injuring a tendon in your foot. A good point, instead, lies in the instep (between your ankle and toes).
Try exercises sitting down, pushing through demi pointe and then en pointe, using your entire foot. Also try standing, and thinking “pulling up through your arches” and “spreading the toes” out. This will help you feel the energy coming through your instep.
Then, when you jump of lift the foot off the floor, the toes will come underneath in a beautiful point. Pointed feet exhibits a dancer’s extensions and lines. It is also important for balance and strength.
Read below:
A Survival Guide for Dance Followers
Article by http://balletshoesandbobbypins.com/10-things-dance-teachers-say/
What this really means: A beautiful pointed foot is not just about the toes. In fact, “scrunching” your toes is not a pointed foot at all! Scrunching toes can also lead to injuring a tendon in your foot. A good point, instead, lies in the instep (between your ankle and toes).
Try exercises sitting down, pushing through demi pointe and then en pointe, using your entire foot. Also try standing, and thinking “pulling up through your arches” and “spreading the toes” out. This will help you feel the energy coming through your instep.
Then, when you jump of lift the foot off the floor, the toes will come underneath in a beautiful point. Pointed feet exhibits a dancer’s extensions and lines. It is also important for balance and strength.
Read below:
A Survival Guide for Dance Followers
Article by http://balletshoesandbobbypins.com/10-things-dance-teachers-say/