10th May 2011
Copyright (c) 2011 Tina Boucher
Pointe shoes are shoes. Just like we get blisters from regular shoes, you can get blisters from pointe shoes as well. When I first started taking pointe, I frequently got blisters on the backs of my heels. Now that my sk...
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17th February 2011
Copyright (c) 2011 Tina Boucher
Some things just work out the way they are supposed to work out. I was offered more hours here at the doctor's office, so I was able to quit my other job. With this new schedule, I can go back to ballet! For right now I'...
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10th February 2011
Copyright (c) 2011 Tina Boucher
Although it is winter out, you can still have flaking, itchy, red skin on your feet. This condition is more commonly known as Athlete's foot, or tinea pedis, and while this condition is more prevalent in the warm months,...
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09th August 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
I came home from work last night at 9:15, all ready to watch one of my favorite shows, So You Think You Can Dance. I saw the beginning of the Bollywood routine, which was supposed to be a duet between AdeChike and Alex W...
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05th August 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
Has your second toe looked or been inflammed lately? Do you feel like there is a bunched up sock in your foot? Is your second toe drifting towards your big toe? All of these symptoms may be the sign of capsulitis of the ...
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22nd June 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
In the past couple of days I have diagnosed several cases of arthritis in the foot. You may think that getting arthritis in the foot is an uncommon problem, but since there are many joints in the foot, it is a prime plac...
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18th June 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
Since I have started dancing, my toenails have taken a beating. I used to take pride in painting my nails a fiery red, or a bright pink just because I wanted to, but covering up my gross nails became a necessity, not a p...
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03rd June 2010
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In class last Thursday we were attempting for the first time pirouettes on pointe from fifth position. A veteran of sorts of pointe, I did not see this as a potential problem. Well, I went to turn en de hors on my right ...
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27th May 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
A couple of months ago, the girls in my ballet class got their first pair of pointe shoes. Sigh. It is a momentous occasion in the life of a ballet dancer or student and a moment that should not be taken lightly.
Danc...
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20th May 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and while you would not think that you can get skin cancer on your feet, it is a possibility. Lathering up your feet is just as important as lathering up your legs, arms, and ...
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11th May 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Tina Boucher
During the winter our skin is generally drier and itchier. We tend to pay less attention to our feet in the winter because they are covered up with boots, socks, and warm shoes. Unlike in the summertime when our feet are...
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05th January 2010
Copyright (c) 2009 Tina Boucher
A staff member of mine was talking to me again about how she's been hearing from her dance teachers about rolling through the foot. I've been told it a thousand times by my teachers, but have you ever stopped and actuall...
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03rd November 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Tina Boucher
A staff member of mine who does ballet twice a week told me that she was getting nasty foot cramps while dancing. Every time she stretches her foot, pointing it in a tendu or the like, she has a clenching of muscles in ...
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10th March 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Tina Boucher
If you have ever been to a dance performance, you have probably been among the many in the crowd who have wondered, "How do they do that?" A lot of what dancers are able to do is with the help of their feet. Taking a loo...
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