March 5th
I am a 15 year old ballet student who hopes to pursue a career in dance. Right now I have an achilles tendon injury that requires passive healing, a lot of physical therapy and may take many months to heal. I have been off of dance for about 2 months now, and I’m having a [...]
December 6th
I’m going to talk about balancing for ankle sprains in just a moment but first I want to announce that Effective Stretching: The Ultimate Guide is ready to ship! Its on sale from $45 to $29 just until December 31st – and you get free shipping as my holiday gift to you! (sorry… [...]
October 16th
Someone recommended I e-mail you, because we have been unable to get answers from doctors and physical therapists who know enough about ballet.
My daughter, stepped on a pencil a year ago. She is 14 and loves ballet. The pencil graphite lodged deep in the bottom of her foot. She was operated on by a good [...]
October 13th
I recently re-read your archived article from January 2006 on “sinking arches.” One of our students has high arches and is experiencing some pain in her instep, to the end that she has been crying, and one of her other teachers thinks it may be “falling” arches.
Are “sinking” arches and “falling” arches the same [...]
April 21st
A dancer has asked me for help with her pointe shoes. One foot is much smaller than the other and she had been stuffing extra padding into the bigger shoe, but this caused her a lot of pain and lots of problems on pointe. She has found out that one foot is actually [...]
March 16th
Quick reminder to check the 2009 workshops listed on the website. I still have a few spots left for my ‘Analyze This! Train Your Eye for Dance’, being offered in June. Being able to look at the relationships in the body and translate that into effective training for your students is essential – [...]
January 25th
Announcements
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the mp3 file that was posted in the last newsletter, it’s still up.
Secondly, I wanted to let you know about another wonderful dance website called Dance Advantage. (http://danceadvantage.net) It’s written by Nichelle Strzepek and is filled with valuable information. Check it out! (I’m [...]
December 10th
I am 15 years old and I have read all of your newsletters dealing with the feet and ankles and they have helped so much. Although, I’m starting to have some new problems with my feet. I have noticed after performances and warm-ups my ankles and a muscle between my calf and the heel [...]
October 17th
My ballet teacher has been helping me a lot with my feet because they are my weak spot. She said that I am too strong in the outer part of my feet, instead of being strong in the inside part. She said that I am more prone to injury because of this, and [...]
October 2nd
Greetings!
I’m sending this from the beautiful TCU campus where I have been teaching an intensive course this week to the dance dept. There is nothing like teaching to a group of students who are eager and avid to learn all they can to improve their technique. And an extra perk is the [...]