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What muscle do you ues in ballet?
from head to toe every muscle in our body.
What sort of animal by-product do many ballet dancers use inside of their pointe shoes?
Many dancers use lamb's wool to cushion their toes in pointe shoes. Some dancers use gel toe pads, also. However some do not.
What is different from Russian ballet from US ballet?
Russian dancers are made to be put on toe shoes when they are not really ready adn US ballet dancers USUALLY wait. Also European dancers are usually made to be more flexible, and they are MUCH MORE strict! Hope this helps!
Why do ballet dancers have to wear shoes?
To keep thier toes healthy and to make pointing the foot outwards more comfortable. Pointe ballet dancers have to wear them so they can point on the very tip of thier toe.
Are ballet dancers fitter than footballl players?
Hell yes ballet dancers are stronger. Footbal players are all meat and muscle that isnt true. Ballet dancers also can go on pointe it takes extreme muscle time and effort to do that. Anyone can doggie pile like an idiot but can anyone do a double pirouette on pointe? The answer is no.
Could you pull a muscle in your toe?
Yep! Your foot has tons of little muscles in it. It can happen a lot during exercise-especially swimming where you foot is rotating and contorting a good deal.
What muscle abducts the little toe?
kinda obvious... abductor digiti minimi
The main action of the flexor hallicus longus muscle are to?
flexes the big toe
What do dancers wear on there toes?
Ballet dancer wear toe shoes, they have blocks of wood inside. The blocks help you to stand on the tip of your shoes.
What is the major intrinsic foot muscle located on the dorsal side of the foot?
There are two: the extensor digitorum (toes) brevis muscle and the extensor hallucis (big toe) brevis muscle.
To bend the ankle which muscle must contract?
The ankle bends two ways, anterior (up) and posterior (down), so it depends. The bend the ankle down (point the toe), the gastrocnemius muscle (calf) must contract. To bend the ankle up (lift the toe) the tibialis anterior muscle must contract.
What illness do martial artists get?
Mainly ligament and muscle strains, with the odd fractured toe, finger or bruising
