Comments on: Flat feet and bad turnout http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/ Discover the Secrets to Conquering Some of The Most Common Pitfalls You Face When Learning Ballet Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sonia http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-40329 Sonia Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:26:00 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-40329 Could you guys just stop arguing and pretending that you know everything about ballet! Seriously, I have been with ABT for 6 years and what have you accomplished! Could you guys just stop arguing and pretending that you know everything about ballet! Seriously, I have been with ABT for 6 years and what have you accomplished!

]]> By: marie http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-28676 marie Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-28676 hi i'm 14 & i've been dancing for 7 years ~ so far there's only been 1 distinction in the school since i've started & there's about 500 people in the school ~ is there a higher rate of distinctions in other schools?? ~ the highest result i've ever gotton is highly commended- but then i'm not very good anyway =P ~ what should i do?? ~ would you give it up or keep going just for fun & fitness? ~ p.s the only girl i know who got distinction has completely flat feet so don't give up dancing just for this reason!!!!!!!!! =) hi i’m 14 & i’ve been dancing for 7 years ~ so far there’s only been 1 distinction in the school since i’ve started & there’s about 500 people in the school ~ is there a higher rate of distinctions in other schools?? ~ the highest result i’ve ever gotton is highly commended- but then i’m not very good anyway =P ~ what should i do?? ~ would you give it up or keep going just for fun & fitness? ~ p.s the only girl i know who got distinction has completely flat feet so don’t give up dancing just for this reason!!!!!!!!! =)

]]> By: rose http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-24439 rose Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:06:25 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-24439 hey there, i'm not old really,i'm not even a teenager yet, but i can tell you this i go to a full time ballet school who uses the russian method the only way you will get better is if you push and push sweat work your feet to the limit who cares if it hurts i have not got the natural dancers body, people used to say i'd never be a dancer because of my flat feet and that i wasn't ''en-dehors'' and i look completly diffrent now but... BE CAREFUL do not injure yourself you know your own body you know when it's time to stop if you really want it youll get it hope it all goes well hey there,

i’m not old really,i’m not even a teenager yet,

but i can tell you this

i go to a full time ballet school

who uses the russian method

the only way you will get better is if you push and push

sweat

work your feet to the limit

who cares if it hurts

i have not got the natural dancers body,

people used to say i’d never be a dancer because of my flat feet

and that i wasn’t ”en-dehors”

and i look completly diffrent now

but…

BE CAREFUL

do not injure yourself

you know your own body

you know when it’s time to stop

if you really want it

youll get it

hope it all goes well

]]> By: lauz http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-23777 lauz Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:17:48 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-23777 Im in my tweenties now and did ballet as a child and in my teens. I had no turn out and can barely arch my feet, infact i can rotate my knees more then 90 degrees inwards. I worked on my turn out for years even having private lessons to improve but with little success. Its just the way my body is but on the plus side I started tae kwon do as an adult were having inward turning knees is an advantage! So my message is use ballet to help build up strength and fitness, but accept your limitations and be proud of them and one day you can use them to your advantage. Im in my tweenties now and did ballet as a child and in my teens. I had no turn out and can barely arch my feet, infact i can rotate my knees more then 90 degrees inwards. I worked on my turn out for years even having private lessons to improve but with little success. Its just the way my body is but on the plus side I started tae kwon do as an adult were having inward turning knees is an advantage! So my message is use ballet to help build up strength and fitness, but accept your limitations and be proud of them and one day you can use them to your advantage.

]]> By: debz http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-21523 debz Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:13:56 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-21523 hello i have a problem of my left leg turning out and being able to use the hamstring muscle much better than my right leg...its really fustrating when i dance, and since i'm doing my intermediate and some advance 1 classes i use demi points and i find it hard to do centre work because my right leg have the tendecy to turn in and i'll lose my balance. please help it will be greatfully appreciated. hello
i have a problem of my left leg turning out and being able to use the hamstring muscle much better than my right leg…its really fustrating when i dance, and since i’m doing my intermediate and some advance 1 classes i use demi points and i find it hard to do centre work because my right leg have the tendecy to turn in and i’ll lose my balance. please help it will be greatfully appreciated.

]]> By: jessica http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-20649 jessica Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:37:20 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-20649 i really need good ideas to help my turnout. i am the only one in my class thats not going into pointe because of it. please help. i really need good ideas to help my turnout. i am the only one in my class thats not going into pointe because of it. please help.

]]> By: Marissa http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-15936 Marissa Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:37:58 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-15936 kiana: the froggie position gives no indication of what your turnout is like with a straight leg. in your case I would guess that you need to strengthen the turnout muscles. there is a video on youtube posted by lisahowell2 called "exercises for pointe work-3-clams and piriformis stretch" that shows a good exercise for this. kiana: the froggie position gives no indication of what your turnout is like with a straight leg. in your case I would guess that you need to strengthen the turnout muscles. there is a video on youtube posted by lisahowell2 called “exercises for pointe work-3-clams and piriformis stretch” that shows a good exercise for this.

]]> By: kiana http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-15928 kiana Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:48:49 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-15928 What if you are flat when you sit in the froggie position but its just when your legs straighten the turnout becomes bad? Is there anything to do for that? What if you are flat when you sit in the froggie position but its just when your legs straighten the turnout becomes bad? Is there anything to do for that?

]]> By: Nancy http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Nancy Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:13:48 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1911 ask your teacher if it's ok if you can sew ribbons on your shoes that well help you from rolling. Hope I helped ask your teacher if it’s ok if you can sew ribbons on your shoes that well help you from rolling.
Hope I helped

]]> By: Marissa http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1906 Marissa Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:13:58 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1906 to go into the "frog" lay on your stomach with your knees out and the bottoms of your feet flat together. keep your hips and knees flat on the floor and push your feet downward. hope this clarifies. to go into the “frog” lay on your stomach with your knees out and the bottoms of your feet flat together. keep your hips and knees flat on the floor and push your feet downward.
hope this clarifies.

]]> By: Someone http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1905 Someone Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:00:30 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1905 Thankyou I read it but i still don't feel"enlightened" Thankyou I read it but i still don’t feel”enlightened”

]]> By: Big E http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Big E Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:21:06 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1836 @ Someone: try looking at the first comment by Ashley. She gives a pretty good explanation as to how to do the frog position. @ Someone: try looking at the first comment by Ashley. She gives a pretty good explanation as to how to do the frog position.

]]> By: Someone http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Someone Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:55:55 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1831 Im trying to improve my turnout too, but I dont know what frog is!?! Im trying to improve my turnout too, but I dont know what frog is!?!

]]> By: Abbie http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Abbie Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:16:31 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1722 Work on your butterfly stretch, and your frog as theese both improve turnout, and do ronds de jambe very slowly, focussing on keeping both legs turned out, the more you work at it the better it will get, and always remember to turn out from your hips, really pull your legs around, and make sure that your knees are always over your toes and your not forcing your turnout or you will hurt your knees. Abbie Work on your butterfly stretch, and your frog as theese both improve turnout, and do ronds de jambe very slowly, focussing on keeping both legs turned out, the more you work at it the better it will get, and always remember to turn out from your hips, really pull your legs around, and make sure that your knees are always over your toes and your not forcing your turnout or you will hurt your knees.

Abbie

]]> By: Nobody http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 Nobody Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:19:08 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1563 (typo-i-fied) length? NO not length. im going temporarily insane; i MENT to get something out like... reach to that extent.. yeah.. that works.. okay... (typo-i-fied)
length? NO not length. im going temporarily insane; i MENT to get something out like…
reach to that extent.. yeah.. that works.. okay…

]]> By: Nobody http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 Nobody Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:18:03 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1562 oh, yes, and i forgot to TELL you this! your hips might be hurting because theyre really tight and need to be stretched to reach that length, and ur knees might be... twisting? -wouldnt know very much on subject- all i know is that you should make sure that your knees and ankles align with your hips. id go see a doctor that often treats ballet dancers to check it out, or a teacher who did ballet before (maybe they could recommend a good doctor who knows about such things). and always remember... technique is yummy! (for your body!) oh, yes, and i forgot to TELL you this!
your hips might be hurting because theyre really tight and need to be stretched to reach that length, and ur knees might be… twisting? -wouldnt know very much on subject-
all i know is that you should make sure that your knees and ankles align with your hips. id go see a doctor that often treats ballet dancers to check it out, or a teacher who did ballet before (maybe they could recommend a good doctor who knows about such things).
and always remember…
technique is yummy! (for your body!)

]]> By: Nobody http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Nobody Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:11:33 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1561 i have flat feet too. -is sad- u can try to help ur feet out by, when your just standing there in line... doing nothing..., try to have your toes firmly on your [shoe] and kind of lift the inner part of ur foot, which would kind of make an upside-down L with... a dot. ... i have no idea. i read something about tennis balls on one of the comments for another question on how to work out the arches........... -mumbles about tennis balls- personally, i hate the froggie position. -sighs- pain. BUT.... possibly the butterfly position? XD if you cant really stretch out your inner thighs or anything, or just want to improve the turnout, then sit on the floor with ur legs turned out and bent at a 90-degree to slightly-obtuse angle with the soles of your feet touching, press down on your legs without hurting urself, and/or fold up ur body by laying on them. (yay!) to stretch, of course, bring them closer to your body, soles touching, and lower them. after a while your legs with get lower... and lower! and you'll feel happier. =D have fun! XD i have flat feet too. -is sad-
u can try to help ur feet out by, when your just standing there in line… doing nothing…, try to have your toes firmly on your [shoe] and kind of lift the inner part of ur foot, which would kind of make an upside-down L with… a dot. … i have no idea. i read something about tennis balls on one of the comments for another question on how to work out the arches……….. -mumbles about tennis balls-

personally, i hate the froggie position. -sighs-
pain.
BUT…. possibly the butterfly position? XD
if you cant really stretch out your inner thighs or anything, or just want to improve the turnout, then sit on the floor with ur legs turned out and bent at a 90-degree to slightly-obtuse angle with the soles of your feet touching, press down on your legs without hurting urself, and/or fold up ur body by laying on them. (yay!)
to stretch, of course, bring them closer to your body, soles touching, and lower them.
after a while your legs with get lower… and lower! and you’ll feel happier. =D have fun! XD

]]> By: Charity http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 Charity Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:13:45 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1553 My teacher says that the rolling in of the foot is cause by pushing the kneew forward in pleas and such and to push your knees back. I heard this also helps turnout. I would check with your docter about Dysplasia! Hope this helps! Charity My teacher says that the rolling in of the foot is cause by pushing the kneew forward in pleas and such and to push your knees back. I heard this also helps turnout. I would check with your docter about Dysplasia! Hope this helps!
Charity

]]> By: Ashley http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Ashley Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:08:44 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1521 It isn't too late, but it will be a LOT harder and take a lot more work. Don't stop doing leg, feet and ankle excercises and you will eventually get there It isn’t too late, but it will be a LOT harder and take a lot more work. Don’t stop doing leg, feet and ankle excercises and you will eventually get there

]]> By: Kaat http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Kaat Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:07:24 +0000 http://www.balletinfo.com/questions/flat-feet-and-bad-turnout/#comment-1517 I'm going to follow this for a while, I recognize the problem, or part of it anyway. My feet also tend to roll forward when I try to maximize my turnout. I can do the frog position and my teacher says my turnout is good (and that I don't always maximize it), but with less turnout it's easier to keep my feet from rolling in. I'm an adult (28) beginner, so I guess there's not so much I can remedy at this point, but tips are welcome. What should I do, maximize my turnout, and try to keep my feet from tilting even if I tend to lose my balance, or don't go all the way and keeping my balance better? Is it to late to try to remedy this? I’m going to follow this for a while, I recognize the problem, or part of it anyway.
My feet also tend to roll forward when I try to maximize my turnout.
I can do the frog position and my teacher says my turnout is good (and that I don’t always maximize it), but with less turnout it’s easier to keep my feet from rolling in.
I’m an adult (28) beginner, so I guess there’s not so much I can remedy at this point, but tips are welcome.
What should I do, maximize my turnout, and try to keep my feet from tilting even if I tend to lose my balance, or don’t go all the way and keeping my balance better? Is it to late to try to remedy this?

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