Hello everyone!
I apologize for not posting! I have been super busy lately and haven't found much time to post. I will try to post more often, so do not worry!
Remember, if you have any questions/ideas for this blog, I would love to hear them! Whatever makes this blog better, I will try to do. Also, tell your friends! :)
Alyssa
Showing posts with label questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label questions. Show all posts
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Turnout, turnout, turnout!
We all strive for it, we all want it. Now, how do we get there? Again, it takes time.
Technique is a crucial part to ballet. You need it. Some dancers are born with great amounts of turnout, others have to work harder to achieve it, like me.
The good part to turnout is that you can exercise it, just like your flexibility and strength!
Some good stretches to do are the frog stretch (lying on either your back or front). Wall straddle splits also help with turnout as well. Lie on your back, and put your legs up onto a wall. Then, let them go down into a straddle split. Gravity will turn your legs out to the side.
It is important that when you do these exercises, you rotate from your hips rather than from your knees. Rotating from your knees is a bad habit, not to mention bad for your body. You should try to break this habit early on, before you get into a higher level class or even core/company.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
Technique is a crucial part to ballet. You need it. Some dancers are born with great amounts of turnout, others have to work harder to achieve it, like me.
The good part to turnout is that you can exercise it, just like your flexibility and strength!
Some good stretches to do are the frog stretch (lying on either your back or front). Wall straddle splits also help with turnout as well. Lie on your back, and put your legs up onto a wall. Then, let them go down into a straddle split. Gravity will turn your legs out to the side.
It is important that when you do these exercises, you rotate from your hips rather than from your knees. Rotating from your knees is a bad habit, not to mention bad for your body. You should try to break this habit early on, before you get into a higher level class or even core/company.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Getting started!
Hey everybody!
Welcome to the blog, Dance, Dance, Dance! This is where everyone and anyone can come share their stories, and thoughts or problems about dance and/or life in general, as well as all any questions.
Click here to get to the Facebook link!
Because this is just getting started, please tell your friends! I will try to post as often as I can! :)
Welcome to the blog, Dance, Dance, Dance! This is where everyone and anyone can come share their stories, and thoughts or problems about dance and/or life in general, as well as all any questions.
Click here to get to the Facebook link!
Because this is just getting started, please tell your friends! I will try to post as often as I can! :)
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