What others are saying…
“APDA highly recommend these innovative educational resources for classroom and home learning.”
The concept and designs of Dance Socks are ingenious. Dance Socks are an educational tool which capture the imagination of young dancers and bring fun and ease to the technical aspects of learning. These innovative socks enable teachers to provide a visual aid for learning. Children relate to the fun designs and enjoy aligning the pictures to achieve correct technique and muscle memory.
Corinne Yee (BCS)
Founder/Director APDA (Asia Pacific Dance Association)
“Dance Socks will make practice fun! I highly recommend Dance Socks, and will certainly want a pair for myself!”
For generations dance teachers, myself included, have struggled to help young children understand the complications of anatomy, ‘placing’, how to overcome sickling, pronation, supination and a myriad of other corrections as we sought to ensure beauty of line and, above all, freedom from anatomy-related injury.
The use of dance studio mirrors helped, of course. But now, in Dance Socks, there is a simple and visual way for children, and I expect senior dancers too, to see clearly when they have achieved the optimum placement for stance and every movement and step they will perform.
Dance Academy's - ‘Dance Socks’ have been designed to give an enormous amount of information to the wearer, and to their teachers and parents – whoever is helping the student practice. In the past, it has been all too easy for children to diligently practice while unknowingly replicating a basic error. Now, students have a continual visual check which will enhance every moment of practice and class time.
Allison Lamont PhD(Psychology), CPsychol (BPS), MNZPsS, MNZAC, APS, ASSBI, MAHND, FISTD, MNZAMD
Dance Teacher, Dance Examiner & Dr. of Psychology
“The product brings together all her best qualities of care and learning and highlights her passion for dancer safety.”
Jenna McKenzie (The Dance Sock Creator) has the initiative and curiosity of spirit to be a careful and valuable leader in the field of dance, both as a dance teacher and a dance biomechanical educator. Her individually concepted product brings together all her best qualities of care and learning and highlights her passion for dancer safety.
Georgina Barr BHSc (Podiatry)BA, Dip Journ
CHCH Ballet Society Affiliate, IADMS Member, Podiatry NZ Member
Podiatrist for Dancers/ Custom Ballet Pointe Shoe Fitter
“I am amazed at how Jenna has incorporated 10 features to assist learning in one pair of socks!”
A sock is a sock, or so I thought! But not so! These “helpful” dance socks are no ordinary sock, they are unique. They are beautifully and cleverly designed with gorgeous colourful characters, including a fairy, a unicorn and a super cute mouse, - all favourites of kids of all ages. The colours are divine, a rainbow of bright fun colours that catch the eye and the imagination.
I have no background in dance beyond encouraging my dance-mad daughter, but I do know that her face lit up when she took the socks out of the pretty and practical sock bag. She quickly explored their numerous features and I was impressed by how quickly she understood the purpose of each feature in reinforcing correct dance technique. I am amazed at how Jenna has incorporated 10 features to assist learning in one pair of socks! Whatsmore, she has done so in a way that taps into the imaginations of young dancers as they avoid flat feet by ensuring they don’t “squish” the ever- so- cute mice on their socks. The fact that children can remind themselves what they have been taught in the studio by looking at their socks and the way their feet move in them, makes them an invaluable tool to help each dancer self-regulate their technique.
Each annual dance recital put on by JMSD reminds me that Jenna McKenzie weaves magical experiences for children and for adults. There is undoubtedly some of that magic in these socks. They are a gorgeous, fun, age-friendly tool that will certainly assist every dancer who loves wearing them.
Sarah Long (Mum to Clara-Jane)
Review video by Strength4Dance https://www.youtube.com/c/Strength4Dance
“My new dance socks are amazing!”
They help me in so many ways and I use them in dance class and to practice at home. When I dance at home it’s like having my dance teacher with me reminding me to put my knees “in line with the fairies”.
I love how there are socks for all ages, there are different colours that all pop and you can wear them for different styles of dance. The characters are proper cute and my favourite is the unicorn.
The socks are very comfortable and cosy to wear. When Miss Jenna tells us to put them on in class everyone gets very excited. They definitely make me feel happy and dance my best!
Clara-Jane Long (Dancer)
“We can’t get enough of these socks! They totally have magical powers!”
Cowra Dance Factory, Australia
“I genuinely think this is one of the best ballet inventions I’ve ever seen!”
Annabelle Brittle, Dancer, UK
“There was an immediate improvement in alignment”
“Even in our first class using them, I could see the children really focus on lining up the stars, and there was an immediate improvement in alignment. My students were excited to go home and show their families what they had learned, and I think the Secret Academy will help their parents to assist them with correct technique!”
Emma, Extreme Dance - Wellington, New Zealand
“Truly ingenious and revolutionary product for technique training, we are hoping to have every single team kid in a pair of these by seasons end”
Jennifer Wooten, Vidalia Ballet - USA
“Our ballet students are totally LOVING their Dance Academy socks. They have improved so much in just one lesson and understand a lot more already. What a fabulous invention by Jenna McKenzie School of Dance!”
Avril Levings, Levings School of Dance - New Zealand
“My daughter has a complete new love for dance”
“My daughter has a complete new love for dance now because her socks help her do things correctly, which boosts her confidence”
Rebecca Green, Dance mum - Australia
“Your socks are helping our dancers develop correct foot alignment and awareness in such a fun way!”
Lana Panfilow, Flow Dance Academy - New Zealand
“Wow! This product is so helpful, particularly in starting little ones off in the right way by helping to simplify some quite difficult features!”
Tayla Forland, Perfect Pointe Podiatrist, Australia
“They have engaged our students unlike any other training tool we have tried”
“We LOVE the Dance Socks! Our teachers and dancers are so enthusiastic about utilizing them each week and look forward to technique class so much more! They have engaged our students unlike any other training tool we have tried. Thank you for this adorable and creative product!”
Carissa Christensen - Starz Dance Studio, Missouri, USA