Hi Ash.
Yep pain certainly is a warning and you should never ignore it. Sometimes you have to learn to listen to your body, which a lot of people don't and only regret it later on in life.
I suffer sometimes with my right knee. My mum had been dancing for many years and she suffered as well. What it was, was her cartilidge had been wearing away so it was then bone against bone. sometimes when she walks up and down the stairs you can hear it clicking away.
The best advice we were both given is to sit on the floor, legs straight out in front of you. Keep a straight back but lean back ever so slightly with hands flat out on floor either side of you to support you. Pointing the toes, lift the leg up and down using your own resistance. You can also open up a catalogue to the centre pages and place it on top of your ankle then do it. What this does is build muscle around the knee so it strengthens it up, then for those who feel there knees are weak, will no longer need to worry. You can do anything!
It may be a bit sore for the first couple of days of trying it but just try 20 every other day (3-4 times a week) and it should be fine. H
Happy dancing.
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