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Question: Help with arabesque penchée and needle (ponche) !!?
Ok, so i've been in dancing since i was about 3 or 4 , I'm 15 now!. iv done tap jazz ballet lyrical/contemporary and one year of pointe!. But I'm hardly flexible at all which is preventing me form moving to the next level of dance!. My upper body is pretty good, my back is pretty archy, but its really my legs, Iv been stretching A LOT the last few days and will continue to do so!. So right now I'm working on my arabesque penchée and needle (ponche) but I can't get my back leg straight into the air because its so inflexible!. Can somebody please give me some stretches to stretch my legs out!. I already know the ones like sit in a "V" and al of those ones but are there any to specifically help me with my arabesque penchée!?
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these r to strengthen ur back it sounds likes its what u need
lie on the floor tummy to the ground then try to lift ur chest some times ur feet come off the ground thats ok
lie on the floor tummy to the floor bend back and try to touch your noes to feet or lips if you can grab your ackles pull them up in the same position(tummy to the floor) try to hold
grab on to something sturdy pase grab ur knee pull it up as far as u can try to hold but bring it to a high arabesque hint make ur body strait hip down and chest up
get a plane wall lay down on ur tummy try to slide ur feet up the wall
as far as u can go hint keep your head on the floor like dont get like a hand stand then bring your feet to ur head
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Do gruesome stretch grab your ankle with your arm on the inside of your leg, and pull it up as high it can go properly to the front back or side!. then hold for 8 counts with your ankle in your hand then let go and hold for 8 counts then do a devolope!. For the back instead of holding your ankle , hold your knee it will go higher!.
Trust me these streaches help ALOT , my arabesque is almost to 180 they may hurt , but it really does help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
do standing splits against a wall and ask your dance teacher or a friend to push your legs past what the wall did!. Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com