For ballet dancers....What does it mean when your foot looks crooked/sickled when on pointe?

I have this problem and I dont know if it's my feet or the shoes because I do have some extra space in t hem. Can that be the cause? Are pointe shoes supposed to fit tight?

For ballet dancers....What does it mean when your foot looks crooked/sickled when on pointe?mr messed up

pointe shoes should fit tight when you are standing regular, but they will be slightly loose en pointe.

sickling is not caused by your shoe... it is caused by not pulling your ankle outward during point. if you just point straight or inward, your big toe goes towards your body instead of away... you should point and stretch your inner foot outward so your big toe is in the center line of your ankle

an exercise done to help... sit with legs parallel... knees facing the ceiling... without moving your legs at all, point your feet and try to seperate your left and right big toes from each other... you should feel a stretch in the inner part of your foot/ankle.

good luck!!

For ballet dancers....What does it mean when your foot looks crooked/sickled when on pointe?getting late opera theater

Ponite shoes are supposed to fit like a glove. They should be neither too large nor too small.

You need to ask your teacher why your are sickeling your foot. It's actually very hard to do when on full releve, if you are properly balanced, so there is something going on. Ask your teacher to help you after class to try and figure out what the problem is.

Good luck to you. : )
Sickled is when your feet rotate in more so than out. Try this, pointe your left foot. Try to get your feet to go completely straight. If at all your pointing to the right, then you're sickling. You also don't want to point too far to the left because then you're winging. Straight is the best. Don't crinkle your toes though.

Sickling is very bad and you can hurt yourself. It means that you're pointing your foot incorrectly. Sickling is a big problem in pointe shoes. If you sickle while on pointe you could fall and twist or break your ankle. Just remember that your heal always leads. Always turn out as much as possible without rolling your feet over and without using your knees then keep the heal facing the front.

The shoes are suppose to fit tight, but your toes should crinkle. You can try putting some lambs wool into your shoes to fill that space. You won't be able to feel the ground as well.

Also if you're not pulling up and out of your boxes, the weight of your body will cause your feet to sickle.
Your pointe shoes is too big.
You need to get shoes that fix your feet and work with you teacher about this problem.
Try this - pointe your foot as hard as you can. Now turn your foot up so that your toes are facing the ceiling. Your big toe should be in line with the rest of the side of your foot. If not, you are sickling. Go to a dance store where they have a large selection of pointe shoes. Get your pointe shoes fitted by a professional. When you stand regularly your toes should not crunch but they should feel the end of the shoe. The sides should fit as though they are a slightly (SLIGHTLY) loose glove. When you are on releve, you should be able to pinch a little (very little) amount of material behind your heel. If you're still growing, don't worry about growing out of the shoe really quickly because if the pointe shoe is too big, then it can cause serious damage to your toes.
It is called supination. More training is necessary to correct the habit you have. Unfortunately, you were allowed to or you pushed to go up on pointe before your ankles and feet were strong enough to handle it. It takes 4 years of training at least 4 hours a week to develop the strength necessary to do pointe well and injury free.

Get down and work your ballet basics more. Go up on pointe in a shoe that fits for no more than 15 minutes a session. Increase the length of time by 15 minutes every six months of training you do from here on out. Make those 15 minutes count and REALLY correct/perfect your technique. And be glad you caught it NOW. There should be no space nor should there be any cramping from being too tight.
If you don't know what a sickled foot is, YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON POINTE!!!