"If you dance, it's because you're an artist and you love it." THANK YOU for saying this! Wonderful as always. It's American Thanksgiving this week and I'm thankful for you! xo
I remember my ballet teacher told me to put the feet in warm water with an spetial blue soap called LAS LLAVES and make the movements of the arch with my hands and it was really helpfull...
I have from a small child, always been in love with Ballet, due to traumas it has taken until age 53 to begin to teach myself (all researched) safely to dance, I am so excited 😁😁😁, looking after my younger self
I started doing yoga and realize mi feet arches were so tense y wasn't able to sit on them, which for practicing yoga is a big issue. So, I decided to practice my flexibility with this video EVERY DAY. I love to repeat along with Alessia the "If you dance, it's because you're an artist and you love it" and all the "gillies?" moments lol. Now I am able to sit in my arches but even stay in that position longer than my sister (who made fun of me at the beginning for my lack of flexibility).
I'm revisiting these exercises after doing ballet for a year, and I find them more helpful NOW that I have more knowledge about what I'm actually trying to achieve 👍
As someone with clubfoot (right side only), having a smaller foot and less flexibility and strength in that leg, I’ve always told myself I couldn’t dance. Now I’m going to learn pole and ballet and do all I can to prove to myself that I can in fact do what I want, and won’t let my birth defect stop me. I think this video will be of great help, can’t wait to try out these exercises. Thank you!
Hey Alessia! I love your videos! I've been working out with them for the past 2-3 weeks since I discovered them at the start of COVID-19/quarantine etc.. I'm a college student and I used to dance ballet about 8 years ago and really miss it. Your videos are exactly what I needed! You are so fun and easy to follow, and the workouts are challenging and good! I'd love it if you could put together some playlists from your videos that I could follow along as a workout- for example, they might each start with a stretch or warm-up video, followed by a couple workout videos you'd recommend doing together (maybe a certain leg workout might go well with a certain back workout, etc), and end with another stretch video to cool off and prevent sore muscles, etc. I've tried preparing a few of my own, but would love recommendations from you! Thank you again! Hope you are doing well! :)
Hey lazy dancer, I am no ballerina, but a friend recommended these exercises because I have flat feet. My first day today. Very achy and inflexible but will keep on going. Thank you.
I am so glad I found your channel! I'm a burlesque dancer and was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in my left foot (due to wearing flat shoes too often, isn't that surprising!) I just subscribed and I look forward to learning and improving with your videos. Keep up the great work!
Ember i'm sure you are a wonderful dancer! Sorry to hear about your plantar fasciitis, it's not fun! Try these exercises too lazydancertips.com/workout/how-to-strengthen-you-ballet-feet-guided-exercises/ as well as using a little ball under your foot to relax the muscles ! All the best and lots of love Alessia :)
I'm just a bit out of a different fairy tale, but I love watching your video. In fact, I travel a lot, which is why your advice is valuable. I hit the red button for my new friend. Have a great day. Greetings from Ireland.
I m suffering from big toe pain since last many years but after watching your program i.e toe yoga exercises and after following the exercise, I m feeling much better relief in my big toe pain. Heartiest thanks to U for giving us such a wonderful toe pain exercises..Once again Thank U very much.
I stumbled upon your channel when I was looking for some exercises to improve my high arch left foot. Feet are too often neglected in a lot of workouts. I am an intermediate-advanced yogi, but my all-time secret passion is ballet. Your videos are beautiful, funny, classy, and amazing. You make me believe that with consistent practice, I can move my body like a ballerina. Thank you so much, Alessia, for being so lovely, charming, and witty. Greetings from Barcelona.
Ines you need to work on your turns first, after that fuettes will be a piece oof cake :) If you worry about them too much they will never happen, just go with the flow :) Love Alessia
Oh I'm so excited for this! I've been dancing for a while now and you've helped me so much! I've been trying different things for my arch and seeing this video excites me!
I love your exercises because are so easy to understand, it's no the same to easy to do for me, but I'm keeping doing until I manage to do it perfect. Thank you very much!! A huge!!
Hi Alessia, congratulations for your wonderful channel and videos. I have a question, Is there a risk of injuries for the knees performing these exercises? Thanks and keep up the good work ;)
Hi! Is there a way that you could provide alternative ways of achieving the same results without bending the knees so completely? The initial stretch you show in this video with the knees completely bent in order to stretch the feet in that position causes me knee pain. In my case, I also discovered that if I put weight on a knee or both knees on the floor, it causes damage (knee pain for several days). Do you have alternative foot stretch positions I could try to address the same areas of the feet that do not involve pressure or pulling on the knees?
Thank you for the video!! I love your channel!! I have a question....my left foot is considerably weaker and less arched than my right one...do you have any advice or exercises I could use? Greetings from Mexico!!
Try to work more on your left foor strenght. If you do sets of rises for example, always do an extra set on the weaker side. Love Alessia lazydancertips.com/workout/how-to-strengthen-you-ballet-feet-guided-exercises/ lazydancertips.com/workout/improve-feet-strength-for-ballet-and-dance/ lazydancertips.com/workout/feet-and-ankles-exercises-with-theraband/ lazydancertips.com/workout/this-is-how-i-strengthen-my-ballet-feet/
thanks so much! i recently discovered your channel and i’m so happy i did. it would be super helpful if you could do a video on improving your calypso, because i’ve really been struggling with mine recently. thanks, love your channel!!
Hi Alessia! Just a quick question, because I have a bit of tightness in my calves, would you be able to recommend any modifications to the exercise in pike position or some effective calf stretches? Thanks so much!!
Now I have a question, what if some of us can't get all the way up on demi-pointe? We can only lift our heels a teeny bit off the floor. And also, I have a question too Alessia, when you are sitting on your feet and lifting upward, can you break your feet doing that? Also, I have bone spurs in my heels and achilles as well as in my knees with arthritis in my knees too.
Hello Elvira! If you follow the instruction closely there is no chance of bulking up , we constantly stretch and we don't use any weights! Don't worry and keep on dancing! Love Alessia
Jayne it's always useful to do a quick warm up, even it's going up and down a set of stairs a couple of times, just to get the blood flowing :) Love Alessia
My technique teacher told me not to bother trying to improve my foot arch because my bones are now too hard and so any improvement would be really minimal. Anybody who's reading this, if you started to work on your feet aged 30+, did you get any noticeable improvement after doing foot stretches consistently? My teacher's comment really sabotaged my motivation ...
Oh dear! Don't let the opinion of one person let you down! You can improve, event if it's minimal you still want to give it a go! This can be your motivation to prove your teacher wrong! Come on you can! ps. I'm 33 and my body is constantly changing. Mould it the way you want it! We are still young, healthy and full of energy! Come on! Let's do it!
Hi Ms. Alessia! I've been trying to ask around about an issue I'm having on pointe. I started pointe work about 2 months ago now, and have since been getting bruises on the top/side of my toe nails. I wear ouch pouches + regularly clip them. I'm starting to think it may be bc I have tapered toes, and not tapered shoes? Any ideas? You have been so helpful to me during my ballet process! I started watching about a year and 1/2 ago & still am =D Thanks!
Hi Michaila, getting bruised toe nails is normal. We also need to try different types of pointe shoes that will fit best on our feet so they won't cause us so much pain. There are so many makes and shapes and I highly recommend to go to a dance store and have few different ones fitted. What brand and make are you wearing at the moment? Kissy Alessia
Thank you for the tips! Since I commented, I got fitted by another fitter, and went from Capezio Plie II (my old shoes) to Russian Pointe Rubin's. My bruises have started healing, and my new shoes feel like air! I think in another two months with the other shoes, I would have lost my toenails. Thanking God I found a pair that fits. Love your videos -- they've helped me so much.
Nope, it also means you are not engaging your quads nor your calves and your achilles are getting squashed. Be careful as pain can become more serious and cause bad injury! :)
This video would’ve been much better without the music in the background which is totally unnecessary. Can you please re upload this without the music?
Agust Satan it probably will! I haven't tried these yet, but when I went on pointe my flat feet disappeared. So I can imagine these improving flat feet quite a lot :)
The person in this video is flat footed and has what you call a flexible arch. Meaning that when you are standing, there is no arch present. But when you are sitting with no pressure on your feet or standing on your tip toes, you can see a slight arch. These exercises will only help your strengthen your arch, not develop one. There is no exercise that has proven to help you develop an arch in an otherwise flat foot.
Ciao Alessia! Se ti fa piacere puoi guardare questo video dei miei progressi anche grazie a tuoi esercizi che faccio dopo le lezioni! ruclips.net/video/qJ15KYRJCrE/видео.html Purtroppo i miei piedi hanno ancora dei problemi, provo subito sta sera questi nuovi esercizi 😘 un bacio
Ciao Alessandra! Ho appena finito di guardare il video! Hai una mail dove ci possiamo scrivere cosi ti dico tutto per filo e per segno! scrivi su lazydancertips@gmail.com :) Intanto io faccio il breakdown delle cose su cui lavorare. Hai un sacco di potenziale!!! Daiiiii :):):): ps. I piedi non hanno nessun problema :) Bacio Alessia
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"If you dance, it's because you're an artist and you love it." THANK YOU for saying this! Wonderful as always. It's American Thanksgiving this week and I'm thankful for you! xo
:D:D:D:D:D Kissy Darling! :D
Same. I think many of us are here because we appreciate the art so much and we want to be a part of it. It's important to be reminded of this
I remember my ballet teacher told me to put the feet in warm water with an spetial blue soap called LAS LLAVES and make the movements of the arch with my hands and it was really helpfull...
I have from a small child, always been in love with Ballet, due to traumas it has taken until age 53 to begin to teach myself (all researched) safely to dance, I am so excited 😁😁😁, looking after my younger self
I started doing yoga and realize mi feet arches were so tense y wasn't able to sit on them, which for practicing yoga is a big issue. So, I decided to practice my flexibility with this video EVERY DAY. I love to repeat along with Alessia the "If you dance, it's because you're an artist and you love it" and all the "gillies?" moments lol. Now I am able to sit in my arches but even stay in that position longer than my sister (who made fun of me at the beginning for my lack of flexibility).
how long did it take you for foot flexibility?
I'm revisiting these exercises after doing ballet for a year, and I find them more helpful NOW that I have more knowledge about what I'm actually trying to achieve 👍
As someone with clubfoot (right side only), having a smaller foot and less flexibility and strength in that leg, I’ve always told myself I couldn’t dance. Now I’m going to learn pole and ballet and do all I can to prove to myself that I can in fact do what I want, and won’t let my birth defect stop me. I think this video will be of great help, can’t wait to try out these exercises. Thank you!
I do these stretching exercises 4 times in a week and these 13 minutes go by without me even noticing it, love it
Thank You. You are beautiful! Always Accept Oneself completely for the best loving healing!
I love these workout. It feels so good for my feet.
Ouch! This hurts!
But it's the best type of pain and I can't wait to do this every day for the rest of my life, thank you 🌹
:D
I binge following along your workout videos. This is totally enjoyable during the social distancing period! Thank you for teaching and sharing.🧚
Hey Alessia! I love your videos! I've been working out with them for the past 2-3 weeks since I discovered them at the start of COVID-19/quarantine etc..
I'm a college student and I used to dance ballet about 8 years ago and really miss it. Your videos are exactly what I needed! You are so fun and easy to follow, and the workouts are challenging and good!
I'd love it if you could put together some playlists from your videos that I could follow along as a workout- for example, they might each start with a stretch or warm-up video, followed by a couple workout videos you'd recommend doing together (maybe a certain leg workout might go well with a certain back workout, etc), and end with another stretch video to cool off and prevent sore muscles, etc.
I've tried preparing a few of my own, but would love recommendations from you!
Thank you again! Hope you are doing well! :)
Hey lazy dancer, I am no ballerina, but a friend recommended these exercises because I have flat feet. My first day today. Very achy and inflexible but will keep on going. Thank you.
I am so glad I found your channel! I'm a burlesque dancer and was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in my left foot (due to wearing flat shoes too often, isn't that surprising!) I just subscribed and I look forward to learning and improving with your videos. Keep up the great work!
Ember i'm sure you are a wonderful dancer! Sorry to hear about your plantar fasciitis, it's not fun! Try these exercises too
lazydancertips.com/workout/how-to-strengthen-you-ballet-feet-guided-exercises/
as well as using a little ball under your foot to relax the muscles !
All the best and lots of love
Alessia :)
I'm just a bit out of a different fairy tale, but I love watching your video. In fact, I travel a lot, which is why your advice is valuable. I hit the red button for my new friend. Have a great day. Greetings from Ireland.
oo just the video I wanted from you!! excited to try this one out!
:) :):)
Been doing these exercises for 7 weeks seeing results thank you c
Awesomeness..dont know how i missed this one
I m suffering from big toe pain since last many years but after watching your program i.e toe yoga exercises and after following the exercise, I m feeling much better relief in my big toe pain. Heartiest thanks to U for giving us such a wonderful toe pain exercises..Once again Thank U very much.
I stumbled upon your channel when I was looking for some exercises to improve my high arch left foot. Feet are too often neglected in a lot of workouts. I am an intermediate-advanced yogi, but my all-time secret passion is ballet. Your videos are beautiful, funny, classy, and amazing. You make me believe that with consistent practice, I can move my body like a ballerina. Thank you so much, Alessia, for being so lovely, charming, and witty. Greetings from Barcelona.
Thank you so much! I just discovered your channel and I love it 😍😍
But please can you do a video to help us with the fouettés ? I'm so bad 😭❤️
Ines you need to work on your turns first, after that fuettes will be a piece oof cake :) If you worry about them too much they will never happen, just go with the flow :) Love Alessia
Greatly helpful!!!
Fantastic! I really hope to improve my feet flexibility with this exercises! 🥰
You are a beuautiful soul, thanks for sharing this useful teachings on how to take care of the feet 🤲💚 It is nicely explained🤲🤍
Oh my God! This is just what I needed! ❤️
:)
amazing video many thanks
Absolutely loved this! Thank you x
Oh I'm so excited for this! I've been dancing for a while now and you've helped me so much! I've been trying different things for my arch and seeing this video excites me!
:) yey :)
Thx Alessia my arch is definitely so close to the floor xoxo 😍🥰
Wow...I feel better after doing this exercise!
I love your exercises because are so easy to understand, it's no the same to easy to do for me, but I'm keeping doing until I manage to do it perfect. Thank you very much!! A huge!!
Bravo Saul!! :D:D Keep up the great work :)
LOve Alessia
These are great exercises! But I think were working out a lot more than just our feet 😅
This is amazing!! Thank you so much for these gems!!
एकदम उपयोगी विडिओ असतात तुमचे
Great flexible
(I wanna do ballet but I'm try to improve before I join, and this was really helpful)
Shania Robinson good luck!
Hi Alessia, congratulations for your wonderful channel and videos. I have a question, Is there a risk of injuries for the knees performing these exercises? Thanks and keep up the good work ;)
This is awesome! Thank you.
I luv ur vids
Very helpful! Thank you
:D
I just fell in love
You should inform who can do these exercises because are really risky...and thanks for your videos are very interesting
I love this
:)
This woman is gorgeous
Can’t wait to try this. Vibrams can be rough on your feet. I really don’t get why women wear heels. It’s not even a good look Imo
Hi! Is there a way that you could provide alternative ways of achieving the same results without bending the knees so completely? The initial stretch you show in this video with the knees completely bent in order to stretch the feet in that position causes me knee pain. In my case, I also discovered that if I put weight on a knee or both knees on the floor, it causes damage (knee pain for several days). Do you have alternative foot stretch positions I could try to address the same areas of the feet that do not involve pressure or pulling on the knees?
Is this a correction exercises to fix toes??
All vedio i like
What benefits u get from mustard callue
Thank you for the video!! I love your channel!! I have a question....my left foot is considerably weaker and less arched than my right one...do you have any advice or exercises I could use? Greetings from Mexico!!
Try to work more on your left foor strenght. If you do sets of rises for example, always do an extra set on the weaker side. Love Alessia
lazydancertips.com/workout/how-to-strengthen-you-ballet-feet-guided-exercises/
lazydancertips.com/workout/improve-feet-strength-for-ballet-and-dance/
lazydancertips.com/workout/feet-and-ankles-exercises-with-theraband/
lazydancertips.com/workout/this-is-how-i-strengthen-my-ballet-feet/
thanks so much! i recently discovered your channel and i’m so happy i did. it would be super helpful if you could do a video on improving your calypso, because i’ve really been struggling with mine recently. thanks, love your channel!!
Hi Alessia! Just a quick question, because I have a bit of tightness in my calves, would you be able to recommend any modifications to the exercise in pike position or some effective calf stretches? Thanks so much!!
Either standing in a lunge or flexed foot in front of you are both good calves stretches :)
Hello, do you know if there are any negative side effects of improving your arches?
About 2nd exercise, what if I can't un-sickle the foot thats being pressured??♥️♥️
This video is awesome and I love it ❤️❣️
I love feet!
I love the accent.
:D
Alessia is here
It is better to work with Alessia
I can't even reach my feet, LOL
Me encanta encuentro seca
Is this video a stand-alone, or part of a series?
I don’t understand exercise 08:46 to 10:16 at all. Can someone please explain that exercise to me?
Now I have a question, what if some of us can't get all the way up on demi-pointe? We can only lift our heels a teeny bit off the floor. And also, I have a question too Alessia, when you are sitting on your feet and lifting upward, can you break your feet doing that? Also, I have bone spurs in my heels and achilles as well as in my knees with arthritis in my knees too.
Hello there!! So excited to watch your new video!!
Hello Elvira! If you follow the instruction closely there is no chance of bulking up , we constantly stretch and we don't use any weights! Don't worry and keep on dancing! Love Alessia
Do you have to warm up first before you do these exercises?
Jayne it's always useful to do a quick warm up, even it's going up and down a set of stairs a couple of times, just to get the blood flowing :)
Love
Alessia
@@lazydancertips thank you.
My technique teacher told me not to bother trying to improve my foot arch because my bones are now too hard and so any improvement would be really minimal. Anybody who's reading this, if you started to work on your feet aged 30+, did you get any noticeable improvement after doing foot stretches consistently? My teacher's comment really sabotaged my motivation ...
Oh dear! Don't let the opinion of one person let you down! You can improve, event if it's minimal you still want to give it a go! This can be your motivation to prove your teacher wrong! Come on you can! ps. I'm 33 and my body is constantly changing. Mould it the way you want it! We are still young, healthy and full of energy! Come on! Let's do it!
I can do it
:)
can it raise my arh upto 4 degrees more
how do i stop sickling my foot :(
I'm not a dancer. Just trying to improve my calve raises so I can get bigger calves 🤣
Hi is this good for high arched feet
yes :)
7:38 name exercise? PLEASE! 😄😄😄😄
You have beautiful toes- look at all they do for you! Xoxoxoox
I like the stretches but are too difficult for my age. They look easy but they are not if you are a bit overweight
If any one wants to improve his or her own Arch
Hi Ms. Alessia! I've been trying to ask around about an issue I'm having on pointe. I started pointe work about 2 months ago now, and have since been getting bruises on the top/side of my toe nails. I wear ouch pouches + regularly clip them. I'm starting to think it may be bc I have tapered toes, and not tapered shoes? Any ideas?
You have been so helpful to me during my ballet process! I started watching about a year and 1/2 ago & still am =D
Thanks!
Hi Michaila, getting bruised toe nails is normal. We also need to try different types of pointe shoes that will fit best on our feet so they won't cause us so much pain. There are so many makes and shapes and I highly recommend to go to a dance store and have few different ones fitted. What brand and make are you wearing at the moment? Kissy Alessia
Thank you for the tips! Since I commented, I got fitted by another fitter, and went from Capezio Plie II (my old shoes) to Russian Pointe Rubin's. My bruises have started healing, and my new shoes feel like air! I think in another two months with the other shoes, I would have lost my toenails. Thanking God I found a pair that fits.
Love your videos -- they've helped me so much.
does this helps with flat feet?
To improve flat feet you need to engage muscles too :) Try these
ruclips.net/video/QMrEz0xssLo/видео.html
:)
Yuck flatness
@@lazydancertips you don't have high arches
is it good if we feel pain in our achilles while improving pointe??
Nope, it also means you are not engaging your quads nor your calves and your achilles are getting squashed. Be careful as pain can become more serious and cause bad injury! :)
Lazy Dancer Tips i am trying to improve pointe.. but i dont know why i am only feeling pain in achilles...
Im getting that too...
Alexia is moving her feet in very uncomfertable.
Me: I will try
After video: O.M.G. my feet feel great, but also, OUCH! XD
First time fett workout
5:01
I love your accent where are you From? 😘
All over the place :) Born and grew up in Italy, lived in Germany, moved to NZ for 7 years, now back in UK :) Kissy Alessia
Lazy Dancer Tips Well your very pretty you remind me of my X Alexis 😚 x
Does it work for flat feet??
You should try to engage muscles for flat feet, try these too ruclips.net/video/QMrEz0xssLo/видео.html
Lazy Dancer Tips Thank you~~😀
B b but...I can barely keep myself in a forward fold
7.51 - That looks like it really hurts! Especially if you've previously suffered an injury? Leave your poor feet alone! Ouch!!!!
I just found out that I have flat feet. Can I improve that?
😍🤩🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👍
I want to hip(abductor,hip flexor) strengthening for ballet workout. it will be helpful .
Try any of the barres of floor barres, your abductor, hip flexors and muscles will be very happy :):):) Love Alessia :)
😓💗
My arms arent long enough to reach far enough to press my feet down even though i am very flrxible i cant
Same😶
This video would’ve been much better without the music in the background which is totally unnecessary. Can you please re upload this without the music?
I wonder if this can help with flat feet? Also I'm not that flexible I can't do half of these exercises 😂
Agust Satan it probably will! I haven't tried these yet, but when I went on pointe my flat feet disappeared. So I can imagine these improving flat feet quite a lot :)
The person in this video is flat footed and has what you call a flexible arch. Meaning that when you are standing, there is no arch present. But when you are sitting with no pressure on your feet or standing on your tip toes, you can see a slight arch. These exercises will only help your strengthen your arch, not develop one. There is no exercise that has proven to help you develop an arch in an otherwise flat foot.
Umm
Nice feet!
Alessia are you italian maybe?
Si :)
Lazy Dancer Tips non sono inglese ma ho beccato qualche inflessione nostrana 😂 sei bravissima trovo sempre i tuoi video super utili ❤️
😘😘🙌🏻🤣🤣
Too much for my knees, why????? Im sad
:)
Ciao Alessia! Se ti fa piacere puoi guardare questo video dei miei progressi anche grazie a tuoi esercizi che faccio dopo le lezioni!
ruclips.net/video/qJ15KYRJCrE/видео.html
Purtroppo i miei piedi hanno ancora dei problemi, provo subito sta sera questi nuovi esercizi 😘 un bacio
Ciao Alessandra! Ho appena finito di guardare il video! Hai una mail dove ci possiamo scrivere cosi ti dico tutto per filo e per segno! scrivi su lazydancertips@gmail.com :) Intanto io faccio il breakdown delle cose su cui lavorare. Hai un sacco di potenziale!!! Daiiiii :):):):
ps. I piedi non hanno nessun problema :) Bacio Alessia
Person with knee arthritis can’t do these exercises