How to use the foot properly in ballet should begin with the first lesson. With young children this can be taught sitting on the floor with your legs stretched in front. The line on the right foot you can be easily seen and understood. With older children, a brief anatomy lesson of the foot explains why classical ballet technique is well detailed and demanding to increase strength and prevent foot injuries in the training of dance.

Here are some basic facts of anatomy of the feet:

*** The support is provided by 28 bones
*** 19 muscles attach to these bones by tendons
*** 30 different joints joined by up to 117 ligaments allow finely detailed movement
*** There are many feet of blood vessels and nerves of a complex system of
*** Each foot has 125,000 sweat glands
*** Everything is covered in sheets or bands of tough connective tissue called fascia

When we consider a ballerina or male ballet dancer going formative years, and after the show, and every time his feet were touching the ground are affected three to four times its bodyweight, this is amazing! Training and proper foot care is essential. Even beyond preventing injuries, precise technique to help prevent early arthritis, as well.

Leg cramps, a burning feeling sharp pain in the muscles of the front of the calf, ankle sprains, bruising of the bone, tip shoes and bottles, are lesions on the feet that may prevent by building strength specifically in the sole.

The weakness in the muscles of the foot causes the lower leg muscles to work more, which leads to chronic tension and loss of muscle tone. This will develop in the Achilles tendinitis can become chronic and end a career worst. Chronic tension in any group of muscles in the body it hurt alignments, and tension in the muscle group coming together, and the next, and so on.

Prevention then, is the understanding of the construction of his foot. Look at photos or drawings, and radiographs of the feet. Using the fact that repetitive movements in ballet (just try to count the number of times to point your foot in a class of ballet or modern dance), or more strictly, and not a danger to the feet, requires w / extraJudy and awareness.

Listen to your body and pay attention to pain, be considered as part of their training. The pain and soreness should go away with warm water baths using Epsom salts, ginger or apple cider vinegar, followed by icing. But the bad burning, itching or nature must be honored.

The foot is brilliantly structured to prevent harmful movement - such as the formation of sickle erythrocytes, and then landing in this way, and I - has a sprained ankle. However, this can be treated immediately and properly and never cause discomfort future.

Understanding the shape of your foot and bone structure tells you exactly what your potential, to increase flexibility, or control of hyper-mobility to your best advantage.

For example, if you believe you should have more arch of your foot, the shape of individual bones determine that. You can increase your flexibility to move the ankle to tip better, and improve the line of your foot and leg. The shape of the bones that limit arched true to some extent.

Famous athletes and dancers actually buy insurance for their body parts. Your is sure how to take care of their feet.
Soak or spray the ball rolling around under your feet, while studying or watching television, it takes longer.

Let your parents know they have a persistent pain that needs to be reviewed by a professional is important. A visit with a physiotherapist or a chiropractor and an x-ray is not terribly expensive, and the completion of their training may depend on it.

The award of finer details of strengthening the feet for ballet and all forms of dance, it's easy now. There is almost a cult in the ballet slippers to enter the edge of beautiful pink satin. If you go to worship, worship in their favor, feet ahead! They are designed for a perfect intelligence and will serve you well if you understand how to prevent injuries to the feet.

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