Guest luvs2dance724 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 hey, i have been working on my strattle forever!!! I have both of my splits but whenever i am working on my strattle it just doesnt seem to budge...I am beginning to think its not ever going to happen! Any tips??? Quote Link to comment
dancer31220 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 I have the same exact problem! (Well, I have one of my splits, but the other is almost there.) I've been working on it every night and have had like no improvements. I posted about this before and found out that it takes a long time (as in like years) before there are any improvements. You could also try doing the frog stretch as well because (according to my sister who is a very flexible gymnast) it stretches the same muscles. I bet if you keep trying it will eventually get there. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Remember, straddle splits are not an end in themselves. Neither are straight-ahead splits. They are part of building flexibility, which can take years, as has been said. Flexibility and strength should be built simultaneously. Quote Link to comment
Guest luvs2dance724 Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 hey thanks for replaying so soon!!! I'm going to go stretch now!! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 29, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Don't forget that the second position splits are more about hip flexibility and rotation, therefore working on your rotation will help that, but also working on that will help rotation! Main thing is that you really need to be well warmed up before working on them. Practice them after the barre or after the class, not before! Quote Link to comment
Guest DancesForHerself Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 here is a helpfull tip~It works for some people-but not all! The tip is: go up against a wall..put your body to the floor and put your legs on the wall...in a straddle posistion and push as hard as you can! Keep doing that for about 5 minutes everyday...and then your split should definitly improve if you keep doing it everyday! I hope this tip might be helpful to you! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted June 30, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Hello DancesForHerself, and welcome to the Young Dancers' forum here on Ballet Talk I know you are new, but I would like to ask you to spend a bit of time reading the board and learn how we work here. The questions about ballet technique are answered by the moderators, who are professional teachers. Following that, others may offer anecdotal information, but not advice or "how to's". For instance, you might say something like "Here is a stretch which has helped me"....but only after the question has been answered by a moderator, which this one was The other thing is that we do not use abbreviations like "u" or "ur" or "thx" or "ppl" here, as we are an international site and many of our young dancers and members are from countries where they have learned English as a second language. Therefore, teenspeak and computerese are not used here, with the exception of a very few acronyms which seem to be universal, like LOL or IMO. I also think that the word "booty" might not be understood, therefore I have edited your post to reflect the changes in things mentioned here. As for the exercise you describe, it's fine except that you must remember to be warmed up when you do it, and actually, if you do it lying on the floor, with your derrière up against the wall, you don't have to PUSH anything, as gravity does the work for you. Quote Link to comment
Guest pavlovadancer Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 The stretch Ms Leigh mentioned, where your derriere is elevated (since I'm supposing you can't get it on the ground) and your legs are in the proper 180 degree split, is a really good one. I've finally reached the stage where my entire calfs touch the ground. You should do the stretch only after warming up well, and also, you should hold the stretch for longer than 30 seconds for the maximum muscle stretch, if it isn't too painful. According to one of my dance teachers, anything less than 30 seconds, and your muscles won't have time to stretch fully. Hope this helps! Keep trying! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 4, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Pavlovadancer, actually I did not describe a stretch where the derrière is elevated. The one above is when you are lying on the floor, with your derrière on the ground but up against the wall. In terms of working on the straddle split itself, I prefer to start that from a sitting position, using the hands in front of the body to support the weight and push the derrière forward while keeping the legs rotated. Quote Link to comment
Guest pavlovadancer Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Whoops! Misunderstanding, there eh? Sorry! Quote Link to comment
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