Josiex33 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I have been dancing for years now and have been on pointe for about 3. My feet used to be really bad- almost flat, and though i feel that they have, in fact, improved, i am still not satisfied with my arch or in step, let alone my overall line. I came across a machine called the "Pro-Arch" on Discountdance.com, and was thinking about purchasing it... has anyone used it? does it really improve your arches? It looks kind of scary, but it also looks like it would work... Any suggestion? Thank you!!! P.S. i searched for pro-arch, but did not find a thread mentioning it. is this post in the right place? if not, feel free to move it. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 This one comes up from time to time and the consensus seems to be that it's not worth it. You'll be better off using the old tried and true tendus, degagés, frappés, pas de chevals and just generally working through the the foot anytime it points, which is pretty much in everything we DO in ballet class! And Pro-Arch won't come up on a search, because one of the terms, separated by a punctuation mark, has fewer than four letters in it! I think you could try "ProArch" but I can't guarantee anything. Welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers and our finicky search software! Quote Link to comment
Josiex33 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 O, haha! thank you, Mr. Johnson! Quote Link to comment
justdance92 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I agree that you should continue working on tondus, etc..., but i have the Pro-Arch and love it! I use it more when i have master classes or a performance coming up, because it helps to immediately define my arch (for me at least). I think it was worth buying, but it is pretty expensive so it all depends on how often you would use it. Hope this Helped! Quote Link to comment
Josiex33 Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks! That helps. Sorry I haven't been here in a while to respond, but my friend told me she has one and I'm trying hers. Since you have it, what exercises do you use on it? I'm a bit confused... Quote Link to comment
DancinFeet Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 I used to have a ProArch, and I have to admit; it DID make my feet archier. However, now all that work is undone because i got tendonitis in my ankle and achillis, and it, of course, made my feet not able to stretch properly. (now they're getting better again, but I don't think the ProArch, if it did cause the tendonitis, was worth it; even though my feet are back to normal now, it HURT for a while!) I don't know if it's the ProArch that did this damage, but it could've been. Quote Link to comment
Josiex33 Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 AHHH! thats scary! Quote Link to comment
hittgace Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 AHHH! thats scary! What exactly is Pro-Arch? I have never heard of it! Quote Link to comment
Josiex33 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 AHHH! thats scary! What exactly is Pro-Arch? I have never heard of it! its on discountdance.com i'm not sure of the exact link though. Quote Link to comment
phoenome Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I have used a pro-arch b4. i think it works well and it gives you a good stretch on the top of ur ankle. good luck!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 19, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 phoenome, if you read above, you will find that this device is not recommended by our teachers here. There is more about it on other threads, where we have repeatedly stated that we do not feel that it is safe. (See the post above by DancinFeet.) Also, please do not use text speak on Ballet Talk for Dancers. If you mean to say "your", then say it. "ur" does not work here. Quote Link to comment
zebradancing13 Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I went on discount dance and I found it under the "Health and Fitness" section in the "Gifts and Accessories" Section. I just saw that Josiex said it was on discount dance so heres where it is exactly incase you wanted to just look at it. (Ms. Leigh I am not trying to go against what you just posted, I am just saying where it is in case someone wanted to check it out ) Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Bristol, we're well aware of the Pro-Arch device, and frankly speaking, we don't care for it. Students can do the work of the gadget on their own, without artificial input. Quote Link to comment
pointe24 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) I haven't used the proarch but I've seen it. My studio has one and my friend used it and got really bad pains that still have not gone away. Edited July 14, 2010 by pointe24 Quote Link to comment
dancechick5 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I have a ProArch, and LOVE it. I have not felt any pain either, just make sure you dont over do it. Quote Link to comment
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