This is really helpful. My feet are awful - flat, long and narrow they look like canoes. I will never have beautiful ballet feet, but I will definitely try your exercises to improve my ugly feet as much as possible.

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

Everyone can improve their feet as an adult, don't worry! :)

@ToastyClam

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliviamurtagh842 no shot

Dear Natalie, thanks so much for this! I find it super helpful. My arch is awful 😂 so now I know what to work on.

@NatalieDanzaBallet

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it helpful! :)

I'm gonna start a challenge for myself to have a ballet arch by the end of the month. I'll definatley beusing this video for my challenge! Thanks!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Remember that slow and steady is the best way to improve flexibility, including the feet :)

As a dancer with very very terrible feet, I really thank you for this video

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped 🤗

Nice ballet shoes ma'am and you are such a beautiful ballerina

Thank you so much, these were really helpful. I'm an aspiring ballerina and I've heard of a few of these before but the way you explain and describe them will definitely help get more out of them. And your British too!. I'm British and I struggle to find any decent British ballet KZreadrs, so this is great! 😂💕

@NatalieDanzaBallet

4 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching :)

Thanks Natalie, this is really helpful!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was useful! :)

I’m at the age where I could begin pointe, but I haven’t danced for to years, i have to rework my splits and get them down from a very high off the ground, I also have to get my feet arched better if I want to go on pointe sooner. This is helpful!

you are such a darling, thank you for these videos

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Your videos are the best!! Thanks Natalie!! Your work here is so helpful to me - and others! XO

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! :)

Iam not a ballet dancer or a dancer, tried this , and the first one was hard on the down as my leg was shaking , as I broke my foot yrs ago. It even makes my hip feel better after this too.

This is so amazing thx♡ i was wondering if you could make a video about a dance of the 4 little swans variation i'd love to dance that 💜

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I'd really like to to that one for beginners! :)

@iris6134

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Thank you so much. Can you do video of how to improve petit allegero? I find it so hard to do all the steps one after another, I can do one by one at my own time but when they are linked together I'm lost, can u plz tell me how to improve it? I also have problem jumping on one foot the feet never seem to point.

@clo1397

6 жыл бұрын

I have the same issue in class ;)

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

I have a glissade and assemble video on my Natalie Danza channel, maybe that could help. I also have a sautés video which will help with the jumps, but I know that jumping on one foot is so much harder, I struggle with it too! :)

This is amazing I am going to subscribe RIGHT NOW you have been so helpful!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

@hanbigim

4 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieDanzaBallet :) I rarely get replies from the person who made the actual video

Loved this video!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

This is so helpful thx

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked the video Lizzie, thanks! :)

But here's the thing, whenever i push my arch out, i sickle. I just lack that muscle on the side of my leg that can help me not sickle and have pretty ankles, bc i find that whenever i point my foot, it sickles

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

I understand, it’s about finding the compromise at first and not sacrificing the angle of the foot to fully point. As you start to strengthen that muscle (you will have it but it’s normal you don’t use it much for anything other than ballet) you will be able to get back to a full point while maintaining the correct angle of the foot. I have a whole 4 week course on this because it’s not something you think about once and it’s done. It takes time and practice ☺️

You truly do have beautiful feet ❤️

@NatalieDanzaBallet

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Amy! :)

For any relevés in these exercises, from classic relevés to pliés 2nd into relevés, do you have to focus the weight under big toe and second toe? Whenever I'm pushing my arch, my foot wants to roll towards the pinky... Thanks!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, in general the weight should be a little more towards the big toe than the little toe ☺️

@MyKombucha

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieDanzaBallet Thank you very much :) Please keep up the good work!

Thank you for this super important video. I recently returned to ballet and my legs are really stiff. it's clicking everytime I do this exercise, is that normal?

thank you for this! how many thingies of each exercise should i do? also how long will it take for the results to show if i do it 5 times a week or every day?

thank you so much h9i

When I was 8 I was able to walk on my tippy toes but I was never put in Ballet I’m 17 now and I’m wondering is it to late to practice?

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not too late and 17 is still young to start ballet! 🩰☺️

Hi Natalie! Thanks so much for the video, it's great! How many reps would you recommend for each exercise? Thank you!

@NatalieDanzaBallet

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Alexandra, I'd recommend starting with 16 reps on each side, then you can build up to 32 :)

@alexandranicolau1897

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I have genetically good arches, but my metatarsals dip and then splay out upwards, so when I engage my muscles to point, my arches look ok but the rest is flat and the ‘banana’ shape stops! If you manually move my foot to a banana shape it will do it without any stretching feeling, so am guessing the flexibility is there. Is this fixable with strength based exercises or am I forever doomed in flats?!!! (En pointe this is isn’t an issue).

@NatalieDanzaBallet

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I don't really know how to help you with this. Have you asked your teacher? Or another teacher at your school? I think it's easier to help if they can actually see your feet! :)

How many should you do

Natalie sometimes I have to force my arch even thou am not a ballerina so thank you

@NatalieDanzaBallet

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

What do you think of your toes as you are doing this? Please.

@NatalieDanzaBallet

3 жыл бұрын

The toes are really the last thing to think about, first think of the hip and turning out, then think of straightening the knee, then think about pointing your foot starting from the ankle, then the arch of your foot and finally the toes elongate and point too. Hope this helps 🤗

@khsmaria392

3 жыл бұрын

@@NatalieDanzaBallet Exactly. Yes, this gives me a real way of thinking of my toes as elongated pointing created by the ankle, heel forward pushing. I always like to analyze every movement. I learn from your analysis. Thank you.

“I started ballet when I was 26” and I thought you were 24/25 🤣

Without shoes next time!