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Question:For those of you who CAN do a split...

What are some ways I can practice to get my right leg split down?

I'm a dancer, and although I'm physically incredably unflexible, I'm pretty close to doing one. We have to do a right leg split in our dance, and I can't!! Can you help me?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: For those of you who CAN do a split...

What are some ways I can practice to get my right leg split down?

I'm a dancer, and although I'm physically incredably unflexible, I'm pretty close to doing one. We have to do a right leg split in our dance, and I can't!! Can you help me?

when you go down into the splits keep your left foot [while doing right splits] flexed so that when you're in your splits the ball of your left foot is on the ground but the rest of your body should be doing splits like normal. this will strengthen your muscles rather than just pressing them down..if that makes sense.

You just have to practice a lot of stretches. Sit down and get your straddle as wide as it goes and try to put your nose to the ground and especially reach as far as you can past your right leg if you're having trouble with it. You may also want to do calve stretches depending on what part of your leg hurts when you try to do the splits. Then after your muscles are warmed up just try to sit in the splits and push it down as far as you can go and just repeat that a few times for about 20 minutes a day or more and before you know it you'll have them down.

Also try stretching with a friend and you can touch your feet while in straddles and pull each other back and forth to stretch your calves especially. Good luck!

go as far as your can into a split. center your weight and hold , count to 30. lean forward (DONT BEND KNEES) and try to touch nose to right knee keeping back leg straight. then lean back , try to touch back of head to knee(arch back) (not really literally, but just attempt and feel a stretch in back and in thighs) count to 30. center your weight (put hands on hips and keep balance) and count to 40 now. do other side. warm up, run around, dance or take a hot bath to get your muscles warm. do it again and itll feel like your being torn in half, but it will really help.
do it in private to, where no one can see you screw up your face in pain, too! :) it doesnt really hurt after a while, tho

first go in a lunge with ur right leg in front. now bend your right leg pushing your hips forward but not letting your chest go forward so keep your chest up tall., u should feel a stretch. do this for 30 sec-1 minute. then staying in that position just straighten ur right leg and lean down over it touching your nose to your knee.make sure ur toe is pointed. hold this for 30sec-1min, now go back into a lunge bending ur right leg and pushing ur hips forward and not letting ur chest drop and go forward like before but this time bring your back leg (left leg) up to your butt and this should be a really big stretch and it might hurt a little but keep pushing.hold for 30sec-1min then straighten ur leg again and lean down and touch ur nose to ur knee but this time flex your feet. hold for 30sec-1min. now slide out into your split and push down even farther every time you breathe out until you can't push down any farther, and yes this may hurt but thats the price u pay believe me! =D when ur the farthest u can get, bend your right leg which should be your front leg and you will feel a really good stretch and thenhold it for 30sec-1min and then slide out farther. keep doing this until ur down or cant get any farther. one thing u have to keep in mind though is that u might not get all the way down ur first day of doing this stretching excersise but do it everyday and eventually u should be able to

Stretch, Stretch and Stretch.
Be patient and NEVER bounce your way down.
Make sure you stretch your hamstring before as many people forget this. Try standing in-between two chairs and hold on to them tightly. slowly go into a split and the chairs should help you down.

Also try the "10 minute stretch". Lie on your back with both your legs at a 90 degree angle to your body. Sit with your backside reaching the skirting of the walls so your legs should be against the walls. Now position your legs as far to 180 degrees as you can and jsut sit. Gravity will do the rest. I always have a book, or my music or even do this when watching tv because it can get pretty boring.!

Good Luck (:
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try these:
kneel on the floor, let your left leg go back (keep it striaght) and just sit with the back leg back and keep your right leg in. (streches the thighs in the back leg)

crouch done on the floor, keep your right leg in, put your left knee in back of you, with your right hand reach around your back and grab your left foot and pull it in do that you push your hips to the ground.

wearing dance shoes and have dirty wall. put your feet together and touch the ground. nextleave both hands on the floor and your right foot on the floor. put your left leg on the wall and push yourself up against the wall until you have a split as if you were on the floor but your on the wall. come down slowly from this position.

after these streches. go and try your split if your right leg isnt all the way down flex it and then point it hard and push yourself down.
GOOD LUCK!!

Stretch everyday and when you do make sure you hold each strecth for atleast 30 seconds. Sit in your splits for 5 minutes and try to relax your muscles. Also you could try a wall stretch which is, like get in a door way and put your leg against one of the sides inside of the door way and pull yourself as close as you can get to the wall. Hope this helps remember dont give up. Good Luck