3 Ankle Strenthening Exercises To Help You Dance Stronger

As a dancer, you probably understand the importance of strengthening your ankles, but what sort of exercises can you do?

Exercise 1:

While standing, cross your legs, one foot over the other. Now slowly raise yours yourself up onto your toes and then slowly bring yourself back down again. Now cross your legs with the other foot in front and repeat. You can repeat this exercise several times or until your legs get tired. It’s great for the calves too!

Exercise 2:

Stand on one foot and slowly raise yourself up onto your toes. Try to keep yourself balanced for 20-30 seconds and repeat with the other leg. Consider using a stool or chair if necessary until your balance gets better.

Exercise 3:

Stand with your feet parallel, or with toes pointing directly to each side of your body and perform a demi plie. Go down into your knee bend and rise up as far as you can on demi toe then straighten your legs and slowly lower to the floor.

Repeat this exercise in reverse now by rising up as high as possible on demi toe, down to demi plie very slowly lowering your heels to the ground and then straighten your legs. Perform this exercise 5-10 reps or more depending your needs.

Try all three of those exercises and see if one of them works best for you. You should have strong ankles in no time!