From the article: Dance Injuries
Ouch! Most dancers have suffered an injury...one minute you're dancing, the next minute you're on the floor. What's the worst dance injury you've ever had? Share your story with others.
Share Your Dance Injury
Ankle Surgery
- About two-thirds of the way through the season, my right ankle always felt like it needed to be cracked, like it was jammed, but now matter how much I would crack it, it would still hurt. Two months after I noticed it, it had gotten to the point where a roll up from plie to pointe was literally impossible, it hurt so bad. Turns out I had OCD of my talus bone, an actual piece of my bone broke off in my ankle. I had to get it surgically fixed and was in a boot and on crutches forever.
- —Guest Cailin
Bruises
- Pole bruises! My skinny and bony legs get bruised all the time. Oh, and my butt is twisted from doing over splits, it hurts! That's what brought me here.
- —Guest Kapi
Moved Growth Plate
- While performing I somehow hit my foot so hard it moved the growth plate in my big toe joint. I didnt realize the injury for about 1 month when I got a stabbing pain in my foot while doing roll ups on point. I was put in a shoe for a month, which moved the plate back, but it was still swollen. I did a week on crutches and the shoe for another month. Finally we found out that the way my feet are built Im a target for those kinds of injuries. On top of that I have naturally Hyper Extended Knees.
- —Guest green
ACL injury
- I was at a dance competition and landed a jump. Right away I felt a pop. Turns out I tore my ACL. But good news! I had surgery and am back to full dance. Hallelujah!
- —Guest Jillian
Some pulled leg muscle?
- So I must have done it in dance class, or in a practice or something, but I think it was when I was starting double spins. I was doing one, and forgot to spot, and I landed on the floor. My upper thigh/butt was in so much pain! I then went on for months doing the splits, and jumps, thinking it was normal to have a stinging bloodshot pain in my upper thigh. So now after getting annoyed with it, I went to the doctor and she told me to stay off it for 1-2 (maybe 3) weeks! I'm kind of sad, but I'm already a few weeks in, and I'm afraid of losing my talent in dance. But you know, after listening to some of you guys' stories, I don't feel so bad!
- —Guest movengrooovedancer
Wrist
- I have been dancing for 9 years and my very first injury just happened. While learning tryout routines, I did a barrel turn and rolled out, twisting my wrist. After 3 days of swelling, even with ice, and lots of pain, I got some X-rays. I have torn ligaments. I ended up still trying out, just in a half-arm cast. I made the team though.
- —Guest Dancer4life
Everything
- I have tendonitis in both of my ankles, one of my knees, and my wrist. I also have a stress fracture in my knee cap ( the one with tendinitis) and the knee cap is dislocated. I just fractured my pelvis as well. On top of that, my company goes to nationals in two weeks and I can't go.
- —Guest Anne
Watching the Russian State Ballet
- Corps de ballet was way out of sync, poor musical timing, skeletal orchestra, frail and unsteady prima ballerina, complete lack of technical polish. It was painful.
- —Guest Disappointed
Shooting toe pain
- I was practicing my lyrical dance and when I went on my tip toes. My toe started to get a shooting pain that felt like I was being pinched with full force. I tried to massage it but it only helped for a very short time, until it was back again. I have no idea what this is or what could have caused it. Any ideas?
- —Guest Harper
Knee Cap
- Ive dislocated my knee cap several times. basically, my knee cap moves to the outside of my body when my leg is completely straightened and i stand on it and i twist it teh wrong way. for instance, i did it from doing a heel stretch and the standing leg got hurt. So this time i did it and this happened today btw.. i dislocated my knee cap and my dance competition is NEXT SATURDAY i cant stand on it or put pressure and i need crutches and a brase. i only neeed crutches for 1-2 days. and im front and center of teh dance and there is only on rehearsal before competition. theres no way im missing it
- —xdancerx2
Sprain/trapped nerve
- I trapped a nerve, then I danced on my hand and sprained it badly but because it was numb I did not feel the force. When the numbness had gone there was extraordinary pain. I say also warm your wrists up before doing any type of dance.
- —Guest beth
Ankle
- When I leap on my less stronger leg sometimes my Achilles heel hurts. I can feel this little bone near it sticking out. But the next day I'm fine. I have no idea what that's about. Maybe I need to stretch my legs out even better before I leap.
- —Guest Lily
Twisted knee
- I've had a few injuries while dancing. I've dislocated my thumb once, torn a ligament in my shoulder, I couldn't dance with my arms for 3 weeks, and I twisted my knee doing an arabesque. I was off dancing for nearly 8 weeks because every time I tried dancing again it would re-twist. It was extremely painful. It's still stuffed and I have to permanently wear a knee brace...it's so frustrating! I'm going back to dance next week but I'm going to take it really slow and hope my rehab at home has been working, otherwise I might need to get an operation...let's hope not!
- —Guest V
Rib and ankle
- I was doing ariel cartwheels in the middle of class one day when I didn't get enough momentum. I tried to put my hands down, spraining my wrist, then I fall anyway and cracked two ribs.
- —Guest Danie
My poor knee cap
- I was dancing and my knee cap just popped out. I was too scared to pop it back in so the doctor did. I'm in pain at home, no dace, so sad.
- —Guest angie
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