Trying to prep my body for pointe work and my upcoming semester for next year! Girl you're gonna have me right!!!!!!!

I want to thank you! I'm a stroke survivor, determined to walk again. I'm going to incorporate this into my rehab. This is going to really help ❤❤❤

I know that you're a dancer and there's so much more to life than these things, but I'm so glad that after so much scrolling I found a youtuber, a dancer who looks like me and with feet like me. It makes me feel like my goals are achievable. I really wish I had a resource like you when I was younger, but I'm so glad to have found you today!

Is sad that such quality content hasnt got the attention it deserves yet

You somehow didn't make me feel bad about myself but still helping to improve. So thank you!

As an athlete that has been diagnosed by multiple doctors of “having the stiffest ankles/flattest feet I’ve ever worked with” thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏾 just did the exercise for the first time and it feels great.

I'm 55 years old taking dance lessons. I was told that my ankles are "weak" Did a search for Ankle strengh and among all the channels I found yours caught my attention. I really enjoy these exercises and I will not only do them for my dance clases, but for my other exercises. Thank you.

Absolutely love this video! Love how you broke everything down; what things are targeted and why. I am a dancer and have been having issues with my feet lately and realized my ankles could use some more love. This video was sooo good! Especially since I am still dealing with an ankle sprain. Did the first round and my feet and ankles were cracking left and right!! Adding this to my everyday routine and can't wait to see how strong my feet get. Thank you for posting and love the content!!

I have once again decided to do a dance technique above my physical ability. And you were the first person who algorithmic presented you. I am in my late sixties and have decided to challenge my body to move again after Covid and am performing solo Zaouli mask dance. Your workout was an eye opener to discover how limited the mobility is in my ankles 💔 Thank you for being here. I will do this every other day to be careful but right after the exercise I felt better! Hurt like hell, I hope the aftershock won’t be too bad the next day.

This is a game changer for me. I am using this video several times a week for my Chicago style Steppin class and always had issues with my right foot. This is such a great help thank you

Wow, I can already feel a difference in the ankle I injured over a year ago that has never regained proper strength and is becoming increasingly unstable. I not a dancer, but know a lot of them, so I knew a dancer's approach to ankle strengthening would be wonderful. I'm shocked at how immobile my toes are. I'm going to have to work on that, too. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Gonna do this everyday to try and get on pointe!

I've been doing this exercise a lot and now I have steel ankles, thank you so much

Thank you for the timers and showing which muscles these hit! Very helpful! I’ve been having weird back pain, and I really think it stems from my feet. I’ve never been able to wear cute shoes bc I have super narrow feet, so mostly sneakers. Thank you!

Thank you so much my girl!! My feet and ankles feel so much better after going through your video. Peace and blessings sis!

I didn't even know stretches like this existed!!

I'm not a dancer but I have done this routine many times already! It feels real good

I'm not a professional dancer and have never taken any classes, I have been playing just dance for exercise though and my ankles have been hurting. These stretches and exercises really helped me to feel better in my ankles. I appreciate you taking the time to share these with us, thank you!

Thank you! I'm a novice pole dancer and my instructor has recently let me know I'm ready to try out some stuff in heels. I already have weaker ankles (very flexible joints in my family leave them prone to rolling and spraining) and, for pole, I'll be wearing 7in heels so I definitely need all the ankle support and strength I can get!

Thank you very much! As a balletdancer I struggle a lot with foot strength! :( I will definitely work on them with your video this summer ❤️🥰

So excited, my knees and ankles are not the strongest so I’m so grateful for these ankle strengthening & stretch routines That last stretch… woof, i was REAL gentle. My feet n ankles were like “keep it cute m’am, you know we ain’t done anything like this before”

Omg thank you 😊🙌🏾💕🙌🏾🙌🏾I just did this and I can feel it! My feet HURT every time I’m in class and I know it cause I’m still all over who would of that to strengthen my lower legs not just stretching my upper body! I’m going to try to do this daily!

If sports would show this to their players before doing anything involving moving ur ankles as well, ankle injuries will possibly decrease but im glad that im doing this for also dance but not related to ballet or modern. I use to play soccer and lacrosse and it also took a huge toll on my ankles and here i am stretching them fully and safely.

tysm I am trying to get a better pointe because mine is horrible

This has been so helpful!! Thank you, I’ve rlly seen improvement. Love your videos so much ❤️❤️❤️

Love your energy and this routine! Such a beautiful voice! Thank you!

I've been realising just how bad my ankle stability is after taking up figure skating again. So glad I found someone to help with it!!

Thank you so much for your content, it is helping me and so many other people. As a beginner dancer I am blessed to have found your channel. You spirit is beautiful

I have been doing these exercises everyday for about two months and have seen a lot of improvements!

I’m 52 working to get on pointe and happy to find this video to help get my ankle strength up at home and the gym. Off to class now thank you🩰

Thanks. Definitely feeling it!

I’m the same I’ve always had incredible balance and ankle strength but not that much flexibility and even though I’m not in any sports anymore I still like to maintain my strength and flexibility. I used to be in ballet, gymnastics, tumbling, and competitive cheer wich gave me a variety of skills and strengths.

I've seen so many stretch & exercise videos and this is the first one that has a timer and you can do it along with the video! Revolutionary lol thank you so much!

I have been dancing ever since I could remember and point has always been my dream and yesterday I had my pre-print class in my dance teacher so that it could be possible that I could start point this summer and she said that she has some videos for me and she sent me this one and one more this one really help me my ankles feel on fire but I’m really glad and this helps me a lot

Thanks so much for this video! I've been struggling with weak ankles for years (first in salsa for my spins, now in Irish for staying in relevé). I tried these exercises the day before my last class and already noticed a huge improvement

Just found you while looking through some ankles routines and I'll definitely try your stretches 🙌🏼

omg i'm not a dancer, but i just needed to strengthen and stretch my feet... will be doing this regularly!!! soooo good.

I am also trying to get into pointe this upcoming year so I am trying my hardest to make pointe because it is my dream. I am on day 2 and they already feel stronger. thank you so much!!

I'm so glad your getting so many positive comments I do ballet and for awhile I didn't feel motivated so I stopped putting effort and now I'm not the best so I want to improve I have a recital in 2 weeks it probably won't be enough time to gain all of my goals but at least u will improve which is enough for me

in the home stretch of recovery from an anterior AND posterior impingement from a particularly rough landing in my advanced adult class last month (eyeroll) and finally able to do more diverse exercises to regain my strength & flexibility. I was so sick of my TheraBand exercises from PT and thought this video was so very thorough and my feet/ankles/calves felt so very nice and warm before getting back to class. Thank you

I love how you are giving clear instruction and at the same time explaining things in depth. Learnt a lot from your video. and of course I've clicked subscribe. Thank you

I don't know why but i have thee stiffest ankles, flat feet, and stiffest hips, this is harder than it looks but you my love are a gem...thanks for making me feel like I can absolutely get better over time i wish i started this years ago, but I'm here ❤

I really needed this today!! This really helped so much 14:21

I just had a hiatus of 2 months from my pointe classes and I was thoroughly shocked by how weak my ankles were when I went back into class today (my corou were embarrassing- I could hardly stop my shoe pulling back, and don't even ask me to do a controlled asharpe releve to 2nd) this KZfaq video has given me confidence, I'll be doing this workout at least 2x a week and I'll let you know how my abilities improve!

I broke my ankle a while back and I’ve had pretty consistent issues with my ankle since. I went to physical therapy and got some exercises, but they haven’t been helping much, so I decided to look into stretches dancers do to stay flexible and strong. This video is an absolute killer, but it has helped my ankle feel the best its felt since the break. Excellent Excellent excellent, thank you so much!

love this! i suggest that is you have a theraband use it on the sitting toe grabs for an extra stretch and strengthen.😊😊 anyways love this stretch!🎉

I just started ballet as an adult and this is a game changer!

I really enjoyed this. I wanted to recommend a stretch and strength/conditioning for heels technique.

I will be 44 next week and I just started beginner heels, I just purchased your massage balls for my feet. I am in a 3.5 inch heel but my goal is the 4inch. I had an hour and a half class last week, I wore 4 inches. I only lasted an hour lol the last 30 minutes I was barefoot.

thank u so much! my body is burning now! i have been doing this video almost every day now!

Thank you!! I’m restarting ballet (with very little experience in it), since I’m 16 I don’t have enough strength and I have a weak foot (I’ve got very bony feet and im very snappy everywhere) that has been bothering me since starting classes again. It’s not too uncomfy or painful but I certainly don’t want it to turn into a serious injury that could prevent me from dancing, so I’m prioritizing stretching and strengthening it.

Ok, this is one of my favorite routines so far, it's definitely going in the rotation! I started doing burlesque after years of not dancing, and I'm a former group fitness instructor. An ankle injury lead to a severe lack in confidence in my body, but I'm getting ready for my second burlesque show and I want to make sure my body is prepared!

I've been looking for such a lesson for ages, thank you teacher 🙏 🌞

Thanks for this. I'm rehabbing from a broken ankle and metatarsal so this is helping me tremendously.

Thank you so much for this!

i'm studying musical theatre so i've needed to start dancing in heels much more often than i'm used to so i'm hoping this will help me improve my ankle strength and articulation! i'll try to remember to update regularly to keep myself on track lol

Tnx for this. I realy need this. ( from a all around dancer form the Netherlands)

May sound silly, but doing these made me immune to heel hooks in BJJ now. That is after doing these consistently for 2 years now, 3 times every week.

thanks for the video! my releves are pretty rough - hopefully this will help :) i liked the music!

Im getting into dance much later than my peers, I mostly do contemporary right now but I want to get into ballet and some day I’d love to go en pointe. Hoping this can help give me a head start!

amazing video! love the mix of follow-along and expertise/theory, super well put together :)

Great exercises! Thank you 🙏❤️

wow what a video! I never found something like this! Please keep teaching us :D

Thanks!

I’m what’s known as a jooker or gangsta walker ankle strength is viable to learning this dance style thank you 🙏🏾

I’ve always had bambi ankles that keep buckling when wearing heels (maybe to do with hyper mobility?). Prepping for a very physical music tour and really want more strength- this has been really helpful- physically and scientifically understanding my body :) thanks for the video! Xxx

I'm felling it already 😂

Great video! Thorough and smart.🙏🏽

Thank you for this! I'll definitely incorporate these exercises in my warm-up to improve the mobility and stiffness of my flat feet.

This is so good. Thank you!

Very great and informative video! Sadly I found out at exercise 3 that there's no way I'll ever be able to dance standing, my ankles, knees and feet are too hypermobile to support up and down movements and I'm pretty my knees subluxed 3 at least times. But I'm happy I gave it a try! Maybe in the future after I get good braces or corrective surgery I'll come back!!

I enjoyed it so much and I hope it works ✌ Thanks a lot!

Love this!!!

Amazing! So useful for flat feet!!

I need to do exercises like these all the time, the type of dance I do means I have to be on my toes continuously for about 10 minutes but I always find myself falling back on my heels

Great routine Gaylyn. Thanks for the vid

Hi I’m a dancer and I’m still on flat but I am working to go on pointe by the end of the year. Any tips? I need to work on keeping my weight in the centre of my feet and my turnout. Thanks so much, ankles are sore after that 🤣

Awesome!

Thank you for this

Love your videos!

Thanks for this!

Thank you

How do you keep the ball from dropping when you raise up on your tippy toes ?!

This is great! Thank you! I noticed I could feel the bones in the balls of my feet being a bit clunky/crunchy into the ground during the ankle squeezes. Was this due to an error in my technique? I wasn't sure how to correct it. The rest of the video was very suitable for me even as a beginner dancer. Motivating/encouraging and my feet feel great! Thanks again. :)

You’re the shit!!!

I just started heels dance classes and I always get pain in my calf while dancing. It hurts really bad. What can I do about this. I want to continue class.

Hi Gaylyn! ! For the every day average person, not ballet dancer is this routine safe or suggested on an every day basis? Also should it be done before or after workouts? Been doing this every day for a couple of weeks and it is really helping! Feels so good and helps me do my other exercises with more flexibility. Thank you

Thank you for you great video! My feet have the highest arches ever and I am really struggling to balance on the ball of my foot because that part is just really wobbly. Do you have any specific recommendation?

Do you have any for the front of the leg

@8:50 I couldn't see the videos timer blurrs the plantar demi flexion. I wanted to see if the big toe knuckle is or suppose to touch the ground?? Because it seems that my big to metarsophalangeal area is above surface level

Im a swimmer here 😂

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What’s sickling?

I've tried many ankle stretching and strengthening exercises, but none have helped me more than this one. I'll only have u to that when my feet are ready for pointe shoes!🩰

My daughter uses this to become a famous ballerina 🩰