Tips For Enhancing Your Foot Arch for Dancers

6 tips to help you achieve a beautiful dancer foot arch!

1. STRETCH REGULARLY:

Flexibility is essential for achieving a good arch.

DO: Start by sitting on the floor with your legs extended and loop a resistance band or towel around the ball of your foot. Slowly point and flex your foot against the resistance to help increase your arch.

Additionally, tight calves can limit your foot's range of motion.

DO: Stretch your calves by standing with one foot in front of the other and bending your front knee, keeping your back leg straight and your heel on the ground.

Hold for 15-30 seconds and repeat on the other side.

2. STRENGTHEN INTRINSIC FOOT MUSCLES:

Strong feet and ankles are crucial for maintaining a good arch.

DO: Practice exercises like toe curls, marble pick-ups, and towel scrunches to build strength in the small muscles of your feet, helping to create a more defined arch.

3. USE PROPS:

Consider using props like a theraband or balls to release the muscles in your arch!

DO: Sit on the floor with your legs extended, and loop the band around your foot.

Gently press your foot against the resistance, moving from a flexed to a pointed position, and then slowly return to the starting position.

1. DO FOOT ARCH STRETCHES REGULARLY:

Flexibility is essential for achieving a good dancer foot arch.

Additionally, tight calves can limit your foot's range of motion.

DO: Stretch your calves by standing with one foot in front of the other and bending your front knee, keeping your back leg straight and your heel on the ground.

Hold for 15-30 seconds and repeat on the other side.

Ballet Arch Enhancer Tips and Footwear Recommendations

4. USE PROPER TECHNIQUE:

Work on proper dance technique, focusing on maintaining correct alignment and foot positioning.

As your technique improves, your feet will naturally become more flexible and develop a better arch.

DO: Wear Apolla Socks as they help with kinesthetic awareness, alignment, and working through your feet more than regular dance shoes, socks, or bare feet.

They help you build strength without restricting range of motion.

5. TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET:

Be sure to take care of your feet by properly warming up and cooling down, wearing proper dance shoes, and stretching and massaging your feet regularly.

DO: Use a tennis or lacrosse ball to apply gentle pressure, or ask a partner to help stretch and massage your feet.

6. SUPPORT YOUR FEET

Enhance not only the performance of your arch but also its appearance!

DO: Wear Apolla Shocks in class and for recovery when not dancing.

The secret touch to making your arches look and feel PHENOMENAL.

With a comfortable fit in the arches of the foot and soft padding in the ball and heel, they reduce the risk of injury.

2. STRENGTHEN INTRINSIC FOOT MUSCLES:

Strong feet and ankles are crucial for maintaining a good dancer foot arch.

DO: Practice exercises like toe curls, marble pick-ups, and towel scrunches to build strength in the small muscles of your feet, helping to create a more defined arch.

3. USE PROPS:

Consider using props like a theraband or balls to release the muscles in your arch!

DO: Sit on the floor with your legs extended, and loop the band around your foot arch.

Gently press your foot against the resistance, moving from a flexed to a pointed position, and then slowly return to the starting position.

4. USE PROPER TECHNIQUE:

Work on proper dance technique, focusing on maintaining correct alignment and foot positioning.

As your technique improves, your feet will naturally become more flexible and develop a better arch.

DO: Wear Apolla Socks as they help with kinesthetic awareness, alignment, and working through your feet more than regular dance shoes, socks, or bare feet.

They help you build strength without restricting range of motion.

5. TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET:

Be sure to take care of your feet by properly warming up and cooling down, wearing proper dance shoes, and stretching and massaging your feet regularly.

DO: Use a tennis or lacrosse ball to apply gentle pressure, or ask a partner to help stretch and massage your feet.

6. SUPPORT YOUR FEET

Compression arch support provides stability to the foot, allowing dancers to focus on strengthening and maintaining proper alignment, which can help improve their arch over time.

DO: Wear Apolla Shocks in class and for recovery when not dancing.

The secret touch to making your arches look and feel PHENOMENAL.

DANCER TESTIMONIAL OF THE DIFFERENCE APOLLA SHOCKS MAKE

"Since wearing the Infinite Shock I have noticed an improvement in many areas of my personal technique.

At first I thought it was my imagination but then I lent my shocks to my daughter to try them out.

Within a short period of time she too was turning better, was higher on demi point and had beautiful stretched feet.

The support of the Shocks allowed her to feel stable after an injury, she felt like she had the support in her ankle and her arch to really pull up thru her supporting leg."

-Apolla Patron Heather O.

"Since wearing the Infinite Shock I have noticed an improvement in many areas of my personal technique.

Within a short period of time I was turning better, was higher on demi point and had beautiful stretched feet.

The support of the Shocks allowed me to feel stable after an injury, I felt like I had the support in my ankle and arch to really pull up thru my supporting leg."

-Apolla Patron Heather O.