Dancing on your toes requires balance, ankle strength and core muscle strength. But if your balance is good when you’re flat-footed, and your ankles are strong, yet you’re still having trouble, check your posture.

1. Don’t straighten your feet 100%. If you’re up too high, then most of your weight is literally on your toes. Lower yourself a little bit so that the balls of your feet make better contact with the ground, maybe 70-80% straight. This also makes sure that in addition to using your ankles, you can use the muscles in your feet to correct your balance.
2. Tuck your pelvis under you. This will prevent you from locking your knees and hips and it will keep your center of gravity more over the balls of your feet.
3. Keep your ribcage forward (ie, centred over your hips) and your shoulders back.

Another advantage to making your neutral position only half-off the ground, is that it makes it easier to vary your height in order to add texture to a move.