I don't dance but have a habit of standing on demi-pointe because when I do my foot/ankle cracks. I have it in my head it is a good thing to do. Is it actually doing me any damage getting these clicks out?

Ok good! I can't remember if my feet clicked as much as this when I did dance. I do it almost subconsciously! Thanks =)

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 6th, 2009

Thanks illuminati =) Hopefully it won't do damage!

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 6th, 2009

I didn't know that! I just remember all the boys being told not to click their knuckles at school cus it will hurt them =) Haha no... I was though =)

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

Yeh my mum used to say that to me all the time.... which probably just encouraged me :)
I only found that out last year tho about the bubbles thing, saw it on TV & it sunded like nonsense so I googled it too.
So, what do we call a retired dancing queen then hehehehe!

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

I think a retired dancing queen is known as bitter! I was thinking about taking it up again, just for fun, but I think it would be pretty depressing not being able to do the simplest things anymore. So I just mope around telling everyone "I used to be able to do that" =P

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

Hahaha, thats like me with karate, I'd hate to see what damage I'd do if I tried to do..... well anything pretty much!

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

Maybe you should go back to karate (I used to to ninjutsu) and I will go back to ballet and we will compare broken bones! =)

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

Sounds like a plan, I've just started with a gym & they do a Kickboxing class! Ballet eh? you must be pretty nimble on ur ol pins :)

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

A little! Are you going to take the class? =)

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

I am gonna, but need to up my stamina a little first.... it's been some time since I last did any exercise worth mentioning! Did ya know x-dancers make the best martial artists, cos ur all bendy!! :)

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

I didn't know that! Although I did know that pro-ballet dancers are fitter and stronger than premier league footballers =)

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

Doesnt suprise me one bit.... ur probably too young to remember him but Jean Claude Van Damme (big martial artist in the 90's) was a dancer before he trained karate. He took the world title within 3 yrs of starting. Shame he's now a washed up alcoholic actor, but I'm sure that had nothing to do with the dancing hehehehe :)

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

Haha I know Jean Claude Van Damme (admittedly only because he was in an episode of Friends) that's a pretty amazing achievement. I wonder if, aside from the physical conditioning, it may be because of the focus on forms and precise technique in dancing being similar to that in karate? Maybe?

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 7th, 2009

That makes sense, in karate you do something called kata - litteral Japanese for choreographed patterns of movement. You have to do them for displays etc. You spend hours practising but it gets all the movements perfect!! Oh, I wouldn't recommend you look out for many JCVD movies, the only one's worth watching are Bloodsport & Hard Target :)

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by TheJoker on July 7th, 2009

Thanks Larry =) Since it is not going to do damage, would that make it actually a positive thing? Maybe there is a reason I feel the need to crack? (If you can assume an answer based on conversations about subluxion points)!

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 6th, 2009

Possibly. I know I felt the 'need' to crack my knuckles for years as a kid. And they're perfectly normal now. I'd trust my body.

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by LarryH54 on July 6th, 2009

Good to know =) Thanks again!

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by Jadey - Vive la difference on July 6th, 2009