Well I've been dancing only a month, which is why I bring this question to those more experienced than me. I did a search for my question, but didn't find quite what I was looking for. So...
Like I said, I'm new, and I dance only on the weekends (reg 9-5 during the week). Every day that I dance, after about 5 hours, my knees begin to swell up, at the top above the kneecap, and I experience extreme pain (above the kneecap, inside the leg not surface pain) when bending my legs. I stay mostly off my knees during my stage shows because it just hurts too much to put pressure on them. I can barely walk down stairs after my shift, and the pain lingers into the week even with NSAIDS and ice.
I know about sore knees caused by mad floorwork, but what about joint or tendon or bursitis pain or whatever this is caused by just squatting, bending the knees, etc? I did not have bad knees before I started dancing, so it's kind of worrying me that I should be experiencing this degree of discomfort already. Is this normal or should I be worried? thanks.


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