Dancing takes revenge on the body.

After struggling with my toe recently I did a little research and came up with the following hints and tips that are worth taking note of…

Are you suffering bunions, blisters, shin splints, cramps or tendinitis – just what are you putting your body through when doing what you love?  Start to look after your feet while you dance.  Learn how dancers can prevent and deal with common painful symptoms that occur from overuse.

1. Changing shoes regularly.

You should wear a different style shoes as much as possible because where there are pressure points in certain areas that become persistent and chronic you can develop bursitis or tendinitis.  Changing your style and type of shoe will vary the pressure point positions and help prevent one area from taking a battering all the time.  Ideally you should have at two pairs of practice shoes to best care for your feet and prevent symptoms of overuse, which occurs when there is a constant pressure placed on the same area of the foot.