How can I dance on demi-toe “Cat Feet” when the position makes my ankles feel wobbly?
Many dancers make the mistake of using the entire width of the front part of their feet when they dance, because they have never been taught dancer’s footwork. “Ankle wobble” indicates that your weight has not been placed on the ball of the big toe where it would be stable. Mistakenly, the weight has been distributed to the area behind all your toes where the ankle is no longer in line with the bones of the leg and the arch structure. Flat Feet and Oddly Angled Ankles: Since we are discussing arch structure, please note that there is another aspect of foot placement that can offer the dancer stability of balance, and therefore, safety from arch injury. I am referring to the “Dancer’s Platform”, which may be described in the following way: the dancer is on her demi-toes with her heels raised high enough so that the small bones of her arch are vertical rather than cantilevered over the floor, with no support structure. This type of error in foot technique will enhance her chances of an e
