dancinintherain Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I had a sprained ankle like a year ago and it was very severe. The only thing that hasn't come back during recovery is turning to the left(My right foot was the injured foot) Lately I have been able to do doubles on the left but I really have to think about it mentally. Will this always be a mental problem or will I ever come over my fear of turning to the left? Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 26, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hello dancinintherain! We are glad that you decided to come out of the woods and post after all this time. The confidence will come back. It takes a while. We all have a weaker side, or at least most of us. There are a few dancers who seem to turn equally well on both sides, but not too many. Just do some extra work on that side for a while. Link to comment
PK*SFBallet Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 hey, It is funny to say but I had the same injury about a year and a half ago. I sprained my right ankle while in an auditoin doing piroutte combo. on point. coming back was really scary even after it was fully better. For a good time I was scared to turn to that side and was only doing singles where as before I had been doing doubles with no prombles at all. It does get better though it took me some time, and even now I still get scared. For me it was a matter of trust. I had to teach my body to trust itself it sounds kinda funny but for me it really worked I took some time outside of class by myself to go over what I was having troble with and why, somtimes I would even go into a studio by myself so then there was no one judging what I was capable of doing! Hope this helps a little best of luck<3 Link to comment
dancinintherain Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks! The words of encouragement have helped. It's just so frustrating because I know I can do it. Link to comment
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