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Ballet Lessons : How to Stretch for Leg Splits
Stretch for a leg split in ballet by warming up the hamstrings and hips with all of the plies, and do a hamstring stretch starting with the knees on the floor and moving in to a split stretch. Stretch the hamstring forward and keep the hips warm and open for the splits with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson.
Expert: Lauri Gregoire
Contact: www.bellevuedancecenter.com
Bio: Lauri Gregoire is the owner and director of the Bellevue Dance Center.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:1:23
25 Responses to “Ballet Lessons : How to Stretch for Leg Splits”
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September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
no, it dosnt matter …
no, it dosnt matter if ur chubby in ballet, there is a lot of dancers like that.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
This women is a bit …
This women is a bit chubby to be a ballerina- isn’t she?
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
It is normal to …
It is normal to hurt when you do a split, no hurt, no split.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
i still cnt get …
i still cnt get into a split lol its so hard when i get into the positi omg one of my legs hurt and i b sared that will berak something like my spine omg lol
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Splits aint eaSY~ = …
Splits aint eaSY~ =[
i think you should stretch your muscles everyday ,so that you slowly achieve the flexiblility~
stretch your hamstrings or so
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Thats not a stretch …
Thats not a stretch! Thats just going down in2 a spilt really slow!
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
my problem is, when …
my problem is, when i go with my left leg forward, my other leg can’t go backward, because it hurts, i don’t know how to fix that… pls help me
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Im not really …
Im not really understanding this video? She said she would teach us a stretch but she just got into the splits. And when the put her leg out infront of her it was straight then the straightens it again?
But good splits. :/
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
u no u need a …
u no u need a person that doesnt know how to do it so it would be easier on us ya think its so easy we can just go down and break something please
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Wait, what? Did she …
Wait, what? Did she just not do a split? What happened to the stretching?
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
i want to that …
i want to that girl in that position!!
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Show off……
But …
Show off……
But I guess it was a good tutorial kind of thing…
I hope it works for me….
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
thx soo much, ive …
thx soo much, ive been trying to do splits and this is a great way to learn it!
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
This is a great …
This is a great video. I can do a split but not on my knee like that. Im going to start training for it.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
lol!!!
lol!!!
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
i think im injured
i think im injured
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I can finally do …
And I only started doing dance properly last year…just shows that you can accomplish dance moves without starting dance classes when you’re two! Lol
I can finally do the splits now after two to three years of practice!
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
This video doesn’t …
This video doesn’t really instruct you to do anything but actually get down and do the splits! How about stretching down OVER your knee in that first position to loosen up your hamstring. Then bend the front knee and shift your weight forward, stretching the quad of the back leg. Gradually go deeper and deeper in those two positions - THAT will help you toward your splits. I started ballet at 27 with no prior dance experience, and it only took me about three months to get my splits this way.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
easier said than …
easier said than done you snotty little woman.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
yes, sure u can… …
yes, sure u can… well xD im gonna say somethng stupid but im practice taekwondo so i need a lot of leg stretching for that matter, and im 15 and i know people a lot older that started stretching and got their splits, but its very important u stretch at least every single day
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Looks like it hurts
Looks like it hurts
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
i’m 13 and i …
i’m 13 and i started gymnastics last year by myself (no coach or lesoons)and still workin by myself ,, now i’m able to do the ‘grantecare’(this split) front hand spring, hand stand. 1 hand cart wheel and workin on no hand cartwheel…so u can do anything if u really want to ;D
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
yes I started …
yes I started ballet at 13 and can do splits you just have to strech a lot and work more because others started when they were like just out of the womb.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
im 13 i star ballet …
im 13 i star ballet lessons 2 months ago i want to have the split but i cant i thiink taht is because im getting older and my muscles cant do it with facilite can i have the split at this age??
September 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
it did hahhah im so …
it did hahhah im so surrised! it might on me but imm trying~