Not AGAIN!

[Guest Eparkes]

Hello All

 

I am not 'naturally flexible,' and so I have to work hard for my splits. I streach every night for awhile on each leg, but my left leg keeps doing something funny. I will be sitting in the splits, and all the sudden I just pull my hamstring. I don't know if it is something I'M doing to it - like overstreaching it? - but I really don't know.

 

Thanks for reading

-Eparkes

[Victoria Leigh]

Hello Eparkes, and welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers

 

Are you totally warmed up for stretching? Splits are stretches that should not be done without a full warm up, most especially if you not naturally flexible.

[Guest Eparkes]

I usually warm up before I do splits. I sit in 2nd position for awhile and lean over my left leg

 

-Eparkes

[Victoria Leigh]

Ummm....sorry, but I just don't consider that a full warm up. One actually should do a barre before doing extension stretches. There is a logical reason why the extension work happens in the last third of a ballet barre, with stretching, adagio and grand battements at the end. By that time, which is usually at least 30 minutes or more, the body should be ready for stretching.

[Guest Eparkes]

Ummm....sorry, but I just don't consider that a full warm up. One actually should do a barre before doing extension stretches. There is a logical reason why the extension work happens in the last third of a ballet barre, with stretching, adagio and grand battements at the end. By that time, which is usually at least 30 minutes or more, the body should be ready for stretching.

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Why are you sorry? I find this information helpful and will most definatly consider it ^^ Thanks, Mrs. Leigh!

 

-Eparkes