Guest Sassybeaver Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 I know some of you are wondering what this is. Well it encorporates barre technique with the theraband. i wnated to know whether anyone had heard about it or has taken it. The originator for it is teaching it at my school, OCHSA, and it's one of the only callses that stregnthens by legnthening. the resistance from the band helps create muscle memory and it's really helped me. Well just wanted to see if anyone knew about it. Link to comment
Guest Luv2DancePointe Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 I don't quite understand what you are saying by this post. Are you talking about a new class at your school that uses the therabands? Whatever it is you are talking about sounds very interesting! I have been wanting to get therabands for some time, but still haven't. I was thinking of cutting an old pair of tights. Have you ever heard of that before? I have heard it on other dance sites but I'm not sure how well it works. we'll see... :cool: Link to comment
Guest Makayla Posted October 9, 2002 Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 I have tried using tights as a theraband. It wasn't very strong for me, maybe because I already have one and they were quite different in resistance. But mattering on how thick they are (I'm guessing) it would work. I found that they were really hard to use though. The tights would slide up over my toes and hit me. haha I like therabands alot better because since they're rubber, they actually stick to my feet. This might not happen to everyone, I'm not sure. I seem to have very sweaty feet haha Hope this helped a little! Link to comment
Guest Nadezhda Posted October 9, 2002 Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 Makayla, you're rather lucky! I always have problems with keeping therabands on spot. My feet tend to sweat a lot, but I usually use therabands for warming up and my feet are not sweaty at that point in time. Maybe I should rearrange my routine. Does anybody have experience with this - is it better to use therabands after or before class? What works best for you? Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted October 9, 2002 Administrators Report Share Posted October 9, 2002 I use it before I teach, to warm up the feet. They should stay in place if you let the top part overlap over your toes. Can also be done with your shoes on. Link to comment
Guest Nadezhda Posted October 10, 2002 Report Share Posted October 10, 2002 Yes, Ms. Leigh, I do that too. But even with a part of the theraband it moves around a little. If I tighten it more, so that it doesn't move around I feel I might be overstretching it. Since I'm not working with the entire band but only with the half of its width. For now there are no signs of the rubber tearing, but I want to prevent it. I guess I am a bit afraid I will stretch the rubber too much and therefor leave it more loose and it moves around. A bit complicated to explain, but my main question was answered. You can also use therabands to warm up. Thanks! Link to comment
Guest Sassybeaver Posted October 12, 2002 Report Share Posted October 12, 2002 Therabarre is a class that uses therabands in normal barre technique. You use two barres one behind you for the band and the other on for balance. You tie the theraband to a barre behind you and you use the one in front of you like you normally would. For example, for tendues we place the band on our foot( it's knotted into a loop to fit on the foot) and we face the barre and do tendues( the music is slightly slower for resistance). The class was created to create "muscle memory" like when you ride a bike, youalways know how. That's the same principal that the class is utilizing. So every time you go to the barre, you know what a correct side fondue feels like and how to correct it. Concerning the question about using tights. They are okay for stretching but I would use a blue theraband. That's what a lot of the girls use in the class because it offers resistance without causing their thighs to bulk up. thank you for you comments and insights and look forward to reading more in the future. Adrien Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted October 12, 2002 Administrators Report Share Posted October 12, 2002 Adrien, this sounds like a really good idea, but I am having trouble visualizing how it works. Can you try to describe it a bit more, like what kind of barres, where it is attached, and how long is the theraband? The ones I have would not reach far enough for a tendu if they were tied to a regular height barre. I think they would have to be tied to the bottom of the pole of a portable barre? Link to comment
Guest Sassybeaver Posted October 12, 2002 Report Share Posted October 12, 2002 The barres that are used are the double barres on the wall for the back and a portable single barre(the black metal ones with no criss-cross supports)The barre is attached ,for most, on the top barre. The bands are 5 feet long and should be taunt in first position. You can use the bottom barre as well but I was just explaining how it was done in the class. It's best to use the ones attached to the wall because it would be more sturdy. I hope that answere your questions Ms. Leigh. Adrien Link to comment
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