We have a lot of them.
Couch Gymnast argues that “sickle foot” might even be worse than “flexed feet”.
… Not often.
The top image is flexed. The bottom “sickled” (extended but with toes curled inward).
Those photos come from DanceClass.com.
I’ve even asked kids to deliberately sickle foot. For example, when trying to correct flexed feet on giants swinging past the low bar. Some girls find it less scary. And sickle foot looks not nearly as bad.
In the old days, Russian male gymnasts did pancake splits with feet sickled. I always liked that style, asking my boys to emulate it.
Comments?
Katrina sends a better photo example of flexed feet (and “dish” knee).
related – Dance Nerds – Learn More About Winging and Sickling
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