How can I get a split for Dance?

Question

I dance and I need to get more flexible.Otherwise get a SPLIT fully and Fast! Please help!

Answer 1

ok, ok ok
so
i have two beds in my room
so when i forced my self to do i split
(you HAVE to do it that way)
(easier for you, for most people)
i put one leg on the edge of one bed
and the other, on the other edge
and i just pushed toards the middle of both beds
it might be hard to visualize
what ever you do
you have to stretch yourself in that area
until it hurts
and then time yourself
i usually
started off with 5 to 10 sec.s
and then went on to 20
the more you push yourself, the more progress you make
BUT
you dont want to push your muscles sooo hard
it took me 3 weeks to a month to get one
when i stretched twice a day
good luck
i hope this helps
oh also
you can put one leg like its going to be in a split but instead of putting the other leg out in front of you
you bend it
kind of under your first leg
and then you sit down on it
you it's like if you imagine a person doing a split
and then you take the front leg
and the front leg only
and you bend it under the other leg
a little bit to the side
and then you make that person sit down on it
always time your self
make a goal
it helps
again good luck
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Answer 2

i got my splits down in about a month(don't know if that's not fast enough or not). first off i get in the lunge position and put my arms on each side of my front leg.i make sure my back leg is straight and i'm putting all my weight on my front leg. i hold that for about 30 seconds (it's hard but worth it). then i do that same thing with my other leg.
After that, i get into the plea(don't know if i spelled it right) position and bring out my left leg. u should be able to feel the stretch on the left thigh. hold it for 20 seconds. then i do the same thing except with my right leg. good luck! by the way, make sure you always stretch before your splits! one time my sister didn't and she pulled some muscles so she couldn't do her splits for weeks! not good!

Answer 3

The key is to stretch every day and hold each one for at LEAST 30 seconds. What you want to do is use resistence and gravity. Lay on your back and pull your leg up and just hold it. Use a towel or something to pull your leg towards you. Make sure you keep your other leg on the ground and your back flat.

Take pilates if you can. For splits, you need to actually do them. Do lunges.

For a middle split, do them against a wall. Just sit there while you're watching tv or something.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

cheerchica's answer would be right.. that's it lounging and all.. the pointer about doing the lounge are as follows:
1. dont forget ur back leg, keep ur knees straight no matter what.
2.ur leg infront should be 90degrees from urknee or farther away, not under the knee.
3. as you make bounces (for like two 8's) make sure you still hold that straight knee behind.
4. as you bounce, keep in mind you should also maintain straight back, the idea is to lengthen ur body. THAT'sThe main ingredient.

do this for both left and right, with utmost discipline, by then, u will have splits in weeks. IF IT"S BY SELF-DISCIPLINE.

bounces on the floor would also help.. sit, then spread your legs as if your doing a front split (chinese split), do the farthest you go. then you still keep your legs straight!! see, the most important thing in dance that need splits, you should discipline ur legs to be always straight, you need straight legs in kicks, in SPLITS, in jetae, and many more.. because with a straight leg, you appear like uve been trained a lot.. so thats one thing you should remember.. back to the bounces on the floor.. as you spread ur legs, make like 16 bounces in front, 16 for right side(facing ur right leg), then 16 for left, then bak again to the front. also remember to be on a flatback while doing bounces at helps in stretching ur hinges on the pelvis. thenafter the 16's, do it again by 8's, then by 4's then by 2's, then single counts..

REMEMBER: Discipline with the guidelines even if youre alkone doing it is the best weapon you have..

lemme know if you get splits by weeks, ok?!?! goodluck!

Answer 5

ok i did the lunge position too but sit ur buut against a wall and let ur legs fall down as far as they can go it hurts at first my dance teacher makes me do it and another thing ucan do is go down like into ur split and go down on ur elbows and the hold it there

good luck!

Answer 6

sorry, only practice, practice, practice.