These are exercises dancers can do at home to better train their bodies for the specific needs of dance.
We had a blast with the soloists who performed this past weekend. Part of the fun of competition season is the push to make every performance better than the last, so for those of you who competed this past weekend, and even those of you who didn’t, we have a challenge for you!
The splits are a must-have for most dancers. You’ll never have perfect leaps or impressive kicks and extensions without them. While we stretch in each dance class, if you only take one or two classes a week that may not be enough to get your splits unless you also work at home. Try these stretches …
This is one of the most basic foot exercises we can do as dancers and is a great thing to be working on this summer. It’s a simple exercise that everyone can benefit from. We encourage all of you – from our little guys all the way through the top of Level 5 – to …
As dancers we tend to spend a lot of time on demi pointe. Ballet, jazz, contemporary, and even tap dancers can benefit from strengthening and improving their releve (hip hop dancers, you can have a pass here-but do the exercises anyway, strength is good). Dancers who are working towards getting pointe shoes should pay special …
Ankle Presses on a Step to Strengthen Your Eleve and Releve Read More »