What is sickling?

In this video I show what sickling is and the difference between right and wrong.

May 31, 2010 EDIT: Although you NEVER want all your weight on your little toe, you also don't want all your weight on your big toe either. Putting ALL your weight on your big toe while standing is called rolling in, it's also incorrect. You want your weight evenly distributed between all your toes, up on a high releve without sickling. =)

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[iGOTCHOPPERS1]

hahaha i think that comment that got blocked out down there was someone saying you have a foot fetish and i'll second that!! and its not the fact that you're showing your feet, that portion is strictly for educational purposes, but you seem to like to unnecessarily touch your feet. i love it muahaha

[balletdancer923]

Excuse me? I do not have a foot fetish. That's gross. The comment that is blocked down there is blocked because it said something like "you've got hairy legs!" and it wasn't even bad so I don't know why it's blocked. You're weird.

[peter357]

Why is sickling bad?

[balletdancer923]

In ballet, it creates an ugly line.

[danceforlife2014]

you should have ur weight equally disributed, it should NOT just be on ur big toe

[balletdancer923]

@danceforlife2014 I know, but for someone who has no idea what sickling is, it's easier to understand it this way at first.

[IheartMusicsite]

can u make a video on how to fix ur sickling because now i know that i am sickling when doing posse on releve and i don't know how to fix it

[sleepdancelove19]

@peter357 It can lead to injury and poor technique

[lilyenilane]

Dammit I'm sickling

[Quinnhop]

Ya your stuped bitch

[jcm1116]

aaaah shit... i sickle.

[xXxpandasxXx]

I wish my arches were like yours T^T

[travisphillips18]

can you spread your toes really far apart?

[dnsc9798]

Sickling is when you are putting to much weight on your little toes and feet. You also don't want to roll in your feet by putting to much weight on your front toes and feet. You want to put weight evenly on your toes and feet. I used to have a problem rolling in my feet, and one on my ballet directors said that rolling in your feet can cause hip injuries. I hope I helped.:)