In many ballet classes, dancers are assigned "problems" to work on. Once you work on fixing those for a while, and eventually lose the bad habit, you are assigned another. A few of my previous problems were turning out too much, arching the back, and holding improper alignment.
The day has come. My problem is pronation. Perfect. I have tried and tried, but no matter how hard i work on it, I still pronate. It is impossible for me too demi plie without rolling.
I think I have the solution.
I have some small shoe inserts that I dug out of my closet, and figured they would be good for my back. So, I slipped them in my favorite shoes and started wearing them around. They took a while to get used to, but I wore them from the time that I got up, to the time I went to bed. I didn't take them off at all. I did the same for the next couple days.
Tonight, I took them of and stared doing some demi plies, mindlessly. I realized something was different about them - I wasn't rolling.
I am not saying that this will cure every case of the pronation pox, but it's worth a shot. My arches were so used to being lifted up in the shoes, they just stayed the same when I took them off.
The inserts that I am using are these:
I highly recommend getting a pair of these. Not only can they help solve pronation, but they are very good for your back. I like the 3/4 length, because you can put them in almost any shoe. I love wearing them in my brown and gold AE ballet flats.
Click the link below, and select "Find Powerstep Retailers" under "ProTech 3/4". Fill in your postal code, and distance you are willing to travel to retrieve these life-savers. Then you will see a long list of retailers near you.
