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Never Seen So Many Blisters
My dancer just survived her first “Intensive” Irish dance camp. It was quite a week!
To be fair, we were warned ahead of time to take care of the feet. We were specifically told that blister protection was necessary from the first day. Thinking that meant “expensive,” I marched off to the local dance supply store and bought all the fancy protection I could buy. That included fancy toe booties and a bright green tape. I’m still not sure what that does.
The first morning of intensive camp, I sat my dancer down and showed her how to put on the protection. I also gave her a strict warning that any friction meant she needed to stop and put more protection on. We made it one day without blisters.
Day two, she came home with her first gaping blister.
Day three, she came home with a gaping blister on her other foot and tears in her eyes. Her feet hurt so bad, she was ready to quit dancing all together.
Lesson learned: the expensive stuff doesn’t work!
How To Avoid Blisters
We marched off to the store and found the Band-Aid Brand Blister Protection
My daughter survived, and dare I say it, even enjoyed, the last two days of camp. Her blisters are healing, and she is in love with dance again. Another mom crisis averted!
Another thing I have found very useful……use pretape adhesive spray (can purchase at a sports medicine clinic)…spray on area (NOT an open blister, but an area that is irritated) then apply tape and you are good to go! Need to PREVENT blisters….if possible!!
We have used the bandaid brand blister bandaid and then duct tape on the back of the heel as preventative and it has been a life saver. Or, shall I say “foot” saver.