Teachers Shown The Holy Grail Of Arch Control

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Learn all the things you were never taught in your training!

This is so important for ALL dancers to learn! Simple tips like this can save you a lifetime of pain and injury.

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[maggs1994]

thanX! you have the best videos!

[CollieKisses]

Your pointe actually comes from your ankle.

Try pointing from your ankle, instead of your toes (:

[adsdancer33]

I already have high arches but this video taught me how to control them so thanks alot

[ChildofGod318]

I have bad arches by genetics, but I roll them in really bad anyway!! This video taught me how to push down with my big toe to lift my arch. I always tried "pulling up my arches" like at 0:43 but it never worked well. Thank you lisahowell for taking the time to explain things some teachers don't have time to explain in dance class!!

[ChildofGod318]

I roll my arches really bad!!! I have a bad arch to begin with and this video taught me how to continually press down with my big toe to get that nice arch shape. Granted my arch isn't as good as other dancer's are, but at least I know I'm using them correctly now, thanks lisahowell!

[Malela89]

hi do you have any advise for knees hyperextension? is it bad? good how to improve

[psychoshamrock]

@moonberrymay I agree wholeheartedly! My dancing days are only 19 years past (I'm 38 now) and this would have helped enormously. Do you, too, have nightmares of shrill teachers with a string of limited adjectives making you cringe in class? These are some of the best things I've seen, and I've tried them! Can't believe my turnout is still comfy for second position.

[MariForeverBeCute]

@lisahowell2 um I don understand this but it's probably because i've never taken a ballet or en pointe class. Ever since I took cheerleading I also wanted to do ballet we just couldn't fnd a good class or something like that. So could u just explain it more thanks. Also I've been strecthing my foot using ur videos and others.

[moonberrymay]

I'm 54 and long past my teenage ballet days. No teachers ever went into detail like this to try and help us strengthen and position our feet, legs and arms correctly. They mostly just shrieked at us and belittled us for doing things wrong, but didn't help us figure out how to do them correctly. As a result, I had crappy turnout, crappy balance, and crappy hip flexiblily resulting in injuries and discouragement. It's good to know that teachers have improved so much!

[Elodee123]

If you've been in ballet for 5 years wouldn't you already know if its good or not? duh.

[pinkshrimp]

Thank you so MUCH!!

I always had a sinking arch and naturally used the shins to poop it up! This is gonna be a major improvement :)

[Am3cA]

Im 17 and Im starting on wednesday!!! I dnt have good feet neighter but, if u're not going pro, it doesnt matter, just do ur excersics for the arches and enjoy!!! Maybe u dnt have high arches but they're pretty strng instead, that also works!!!