The Pros and Cons of Having Flexible Feet and Ankles

by Josephine Lee | Aug 14, 2018 | Health & Body, Viral Videos

Your feet may be the envy of your studio, but having flexible feet and ankles isn’t always easy. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee outlines the risks of hypermobility and how to combat them. For the pros and cons of inflexible feet and ankles, click...

The Pros and Cons of Having Inflexible Feet and Ankles

by Josephine Lee | Aug 6, 2018 | Health & Body, Viral Videos

Your feet may not be the envy of your studio, but having inflexible feet and ankles isn’t all bad. Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee walks us through the pros and...

Ask Amy: Exercises to Keep From Knuckling on Pointe

by Amy Brandt | Apr 13, 2016 | Ask Amy, Cross-Training, Health & Body

This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. What exercises will keep my toes from knuckling under when I’m on pointe? —Shannon Almost every ballerina has experienced knuckling—I certainly did as a young dancer. According to Dr. Frank...