Feet feet feet!
Feet. All ballet dancers dream about having beautiful pointed feet and high arches. Although some of us may not naturally have flexible feet, there are many stretches and exercises you can do to help improve your range of motion and build up strength in your feet!
Stretches for winged feet
Have you ever wondered how a dancer can get a pretty winged-shaped foot? Join one of our Broche instructors, Casey, for a follow-along set of stretches on how to help shape your feet in your pointe shoes!
**IMPORTANT NOTE** Please stay safe and only do these exercises in pointe shoes if you already have permission to wear them by a qualified instructor. If you don't have pointe shoes yet, you can try some of these stretches with your regular ballet shoes
Pointing toes without curling
Did you ever have a ballet teacher tell you to point your toes but not explain how to do it properly? We are here to help!. Follow along below to learn how you can correctly point your feet without curling your toes!
Strengthening feet for pointe
Are you wanting to work on strengthening your feet and ankles for pointe work? There are many exercises you can do to help build the strength in your feet to achieve your pointe goals! Join Julie for this follow-along video to practice your pointe strengthen exercises at home!
Get en pointe faster
Impatient to finally achieve your dreams of dancing en pointe? We are here to help you achieve your goals! Although going en pointe is not something to be rushed, there are things you can do to help speed up the process! Follow-along with Julie to work on the finer details about how to continue working on stretching and improving the arches of your feet to get you ready to dance en pointe faster!
Improve your arches, strengthen your feet
We often get a lot of questions on how to effectively strengthen and stretch your feet. Many dancers have low or fallen arches which can overtime cause pain or tendonitis in the feet, ankles, and knees. However, there are strengthening exercises you can do to help improve your arches while preventing them from continuing to fall in. Check out our tips below!
Let’s dance!
Always wanted to get on pointe? Check out our Journey to Pointe guide!
