2006-12-20 16:18:06 · 10 answers · asked by cutie 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
If you are taking a class, then warm-up stretches will be required before the ballet instruction starts. Use them as a guideline and do some "homework". After the class is over, take the opportunity to work on flexibility. Muscles are more flexible immediately after they've been worked. Following the basic warm-up routine, stretch to the point of tightness and hold for about 10 seconds, then stretch deeper being careful not to go to fast. You will feel some mild discomfort for a few weeks or months, but one day you'll find that the stretches are easier for you and you can stretch and hold much deeper and longer than when you started. Like anything else, it is a process. It takes time. Be patient and most importantly, be consistent.
2006-12-20 16:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by AileneWright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
side split stretches:
1st stretch:take a thick book and put it down on the ground then put one of your feet on it and go down into the splits position as far as u can and hold it there for like 2 minutes and switch legs.then do it without the book.
2nd stretch:put one leg straight in front and the other leg fully bended and try to touch your foot that is straight and hold it for like 1 min then switch legs.
3rd stretch do the splits as far as u can down and hold it for 1 or 2 mins and switch legs.
4th stretch:if u can do the splits then hold your front foot for 30sec-1min then sit straight and bend your back and extend your arms backwards and do it with the other leg.
5th stretch: u can do lunges
middle splits:
stretch:do it as far down as u can and hold it there for 1 or 2min and rest for a few minutes and do it again.
and also yoga would help
2006-12-21 22:11:03 · answer #2 · answered by ilovemydogii 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stretch your hamstrings and your back!
stretch after you warm up though, or you could pull something, and we dont want that.
one of the easiest and most effective stretches is the straddle. It stretches your inner thighs when your leaning center and hamstrings when you're leaning to the sides, as well as your sides when you are streching towards your toes.
Also try the pick for your hamstrings and do backbends for your back.
GOOD LUCK!! =)
2006-12-21 00:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by jessicarr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm up and stretch every day, preferably twice a day. Take Pilates and Yoga if you have access to them.
2006-12-21 21:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice makes you flexible. see some tapes on ballet dancing and immitate them, how they move gracefully and how they become flexible.
2006-12-21 03:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the warm up exercises by yourself even if you are not at the studio.
2006-12-21 00:25:54 · answer #6 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
work on it every day dint hurt you re self it is hard to notice improvement and it takes time
2006-12-21 14:19:42 · answer #7 · answered by danceteacher5555 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do yoga, trust me it works. my friend does ballet and she and her friends swear by YOGA. give it a go and you wont go back :)
2006-12-21 01:09:59 · answer #8 · answered by Mandy :) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stretch
2006-12-21 09:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by Meredith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stretch and over-stretch
2006-12-21 04:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by ikaboda111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋