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  • For me., instead of bouncing i do a light push because it does hurt as much., byt hey teach its own.

  • If anyone is reading this I really need help for the splits. I want to grow up as a dancer and I still havent found the right method of getting the splits. The splits is one of my most important dreams if anyone has any sugestions of how i should learn them please tell me.

  • @sapphire26323 Do you have access to a hot tub? Try working on your splits in it. Or warm your body up in the bathtub then as soon as you get out slide as far as you can in to the splits and hold it for a minute. Then at the end of your minute, push it even further even if it hurts. Try putting your arms in the air. When I do the splits, I feel like I might throw up. Just remember that you should be feeling good pain, not bad pain so if you feel like you're going to hurt yourself, stop.

  • @DeannaKyty ohk thanks sooo much

  • @sapphire26323 You're welcome. Good luck!! :)

  • Lol bouncing is SO bad for your muscles.. Even I know that and I'm 15

  • Fat people are like ;( i wnana be skinny so i can do this too no fair ;(

  • WHY THE HECK WHOULD SHE MAKE US BOUNCE? SHE MUST WANT US TO HURT OURSELVES!

  • LOL love how many people keep saying 'Never Bounce...NEVER'

  • never ever ever ever BOUNCE !!!!!!

  • wat a fucking retard. DONT BOUNCE!!! unless u want a dislocated hip

  • for the love of all that is holy - she is going to cause injuries for the poor innocent souls who believe that she's actually an "expert"

  • ATTENTION : DO NOT BOUNCE . ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER ! DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT EVER BOUNCE !

  • DO NOT BOUNCE! this chick is going to have some lawsuits on her!

  • when you go down in the splits you shouldn't keep your feet on the ground you should pop your feet up so its just your heels touching or you ruin your knees and bouncing goodness gracious

  • When I was younger my teacher always told us to bounce to push the muscle out, which I came to find out was NOT GOOD, don't over work your muscle you can tare it!! then good luck dancing after that. Again I didn't realize this till now! I'm a medical student and learned this!!!

  • OMG I CAN'T HAHAH

  • i can this

  • Oh my Gosh. Don't bounce while stretching. Please for the love of God. Lol

  • okay okay i got it!

    never bounce when stretching

  • Never bounce you can tear your muscles

  • 'hold it there and bounce' i actually shouted at the screen NOOOOO! DO NOT BOUNCE. but seriously NEVER bounce.

  • never bounce while streaching

  • when i was young i went to gymnast classes and we always had a little bounce when we were working on our splits. and was confused when a friend told me not to the other day..... guess i wont be doing that any more

  • NEVER EVER BOUNCE! IT CAN DISLOCATE YOUR HIPS!!

  • NEVR bounce when stretching

    NEVER! XD

  • DONT EVER BOUNCE WHILE STRETCHING! worst thing to teach a beginner ballet dancer

    

  • The reason most people tell you not to bounce is because it can make tiny little tears in your muscle tissue and leave scar tissue that is not very flexible so of you choose to bounce do it a little bit for a short time!

  • My teacher always tells me to bounce. Why can't we bounce?

  • @SabbySings why shouldnt we bounce? 

  • NEVER BOUNCE IN STRETCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and those are not side splits they are forward splits. and when going down in box splits you go down on your heels with your feet flexed towards the ceiling

  • are you kidding me! do NOT BOUNCE WHEN STRETCHING! obviously they are NOT experts..

  • y esta gorda la vieja eee

  • bounce..... why would you bounce?

  • I don't dance and I know you're not supposed to bounce...

  • they are no experts, just villagers...

  • eeeeeek never have your knee bent when doing a side split. If you can't do a full side split and can only go a little way make sure your knee is straight. If it isn't then your training your body to bend the knee and thats going to be a bad habit to break whhen your doing leaps and such. It will be more difficult but its better in the long run.

  • no no no dont bounce! aha i dont even know what im talking about! im just repeating what everybody is writting!!!!

  • NEVER BOUNCE!!!! YOUR MUCLES WILL GET RUINED DON'T LISTEN

  • Number one rule!...NEVER bounce though a stretch!! Don't post advice, unless you're certified! Yes, by the way I have certs through ACE, AFA, and many more......

  • go ahead and bounce while stretching, and get your muscles ruined. Nice advice if you want to cripple someone....Sit down a la second, bend forward to the point it is not giving you muscle ache, relax your upper body, breath deeply, and let gravity do the rest for you.

  • go ahead and bounce while stretching, and get your muscles ruined. Nice advice if you want to cripple someone....

  • ...NO. do not stay on your knee! your knee needs to be turned out

  • nice look easy

  • I know people would say no bouncing lol I'm a dancer too n I can do splits and I didn't really know how to tech my sister how to do it so this kinda helped ;)

  • This was very informative and helpful-thanks so much!!!

  • warm up streaches should be no more than 8 seconds, cool down is 30 seconds

  • Oh c'mon people! Please! This woman doesn't claim to be a master teacher, she's simply showing simple ways to incorporate some moves and learn some basics for modern/lyrical dancing. For someone who needs to just move at home or do an audition for community theater or something, this is perfect and a good start b4 you take classes from a real teacher. Dont' give so much grief~!

  • you can only bounce A LITTLE, when your body had a full warming-up! not in the begin! please lady, take some real classes!

  • So all in all, take the positive and leave the negative! (sorry I posted so many comments :p)

  • Cons: * It looked like she was sickling for a second in the beginning * YES it is BAD to teach anybody (beginner or not) to bounce when stretching. It can cause pulling, tightening of the muscles, and can cause damage if not stetched correctly. Even if she said bounce but did not mean it, she still said it. It went through a thought process and can be percieved as good. Just don't bounce.

    *She did just "plop" on the floor whe sitting down.

  • PROS: *She mentioned not to sickle ( not to turn in your feet) *She mentioned to stretch while doing something that doesnt required you to move ( " rest yourself on your chin, your hands, WATCH TV...") *Believe it or not, she IS pointing her feet (she even tells you too!) *She tells you to ease into our splits slowly *She tells you that the stretch your doing is a russian split ( It's important to know correct terminology!)

  • So I'm not going to praise this video and defend her teaching methods, but I'm not going to say she has NO idea what she is talking about. I would rather list the pros and cons of this video instead!

  • don't bounce! GOSH LADY! KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING!

  • YOU DO NOT BOUNCE!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!

  • YOU DO NOT BOUNCE!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!

  • no bouncing! no! wrong! fail! ahhhh!! :((((

  • fff simplu ....:D

  • bouncing huh ... well not really !!

  • what is she wearing? O.O

    oh my goodness, hahah.

  • NEVER BOUNCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I am really hating expertvillage right now

  • this is ignorance, not expertise. One does not 'bounce' to achieve a split. Ballistic stretching produces muscle tears which can lead to chronic problems. One should not stretch to this extent unless completely warmed up either. "Expert" Village? I think not.

  • @AdamsHillGirl agreed:)

  • bouncing is a great way to pull muscles which i know we all enjoy so much! also when stretching the middle splits dont rest on your elbows stretch your arms forward on the ground to increase the stretch more she looks so lazyyy

  • she already past that area of the stretch,she is not bouncing there.

  • ur not supposed to bounce!!!

  • NO BOUNCING! ahhhh.

  • You NEVER Ever Bounceee Ever!!!!!!!

    What iS Wronqq Wit Herr

  • ppl learn different.

  • are you serious? I did what she told me and I bounced, Is that bad?

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  • For me, I just strech every afternoon after exercising...and yeah, almost into a split. My sister was 13 and she just streched every afternoon and now [14] she can do a full split. Hope to do the same...

  • yer im 12, and I stretch every night, I cant exactly do the full splits now, but im close. I do the splits the other way, I do scissor splits

  • You're not suppost to bounce. :o

  • NOOOOO never bounce!!! fair enough if she likes to bounce into the strentches herself but this is aimed at beginners and she should not be advising them to bounce! eeeeek!

  • @Siobhan7100 jesus chirst don't bounce!!!!oh my fucking goooooooooood!!!!!(no seriously i bounced one day while stretching and when i finished i felt pain at the bottom of my spine)

  • @Siobhan7100 True! Do not bounce!

  • woooow

  • wat im confused , u never bounce !!!!!!!!!!!

    thts how i ended up snappin my hamstrings wen i was lil XD .but it healed up and now i can do the splits lol :3

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  • u're knees should face front...

  • they should face up not front, otherwise it would look like a sickled foot and it wouldn't be stretched right

  • oh my god, i'm sorry, i meant up and i just wrote "front" rotfl, sorry again, of course they should face up for proper stretch

  • lol its ok haha

  • by the way i can give people tips if you really want to know how to do them because i g to the brits school of dance in london and this really isant the way to do them! people DO NOT BOUNCE it can snap ur hamstring or other parts around there,its really not good to bounce if your a bigginer take it slow,or put one leg on ur sofer and the other on the floor and that in that persition for about 10 seconds then do it again. Pm me is u get stuck x

  • i want to do a split. im a beginner. i mean i just cant do them 4 some reason :(. can you help me?

  • believe me a lot of pepz cant at my gym der are still pep after years of traini who cant do , but i learnt to do it by just practisin in da evenin

  • your a beginner, its perfectly fine if you cant do the spits yet. just stretch every day the way she did except DO NOT BOUNCE, like most people already said it can snap your hamstring or rip a muscle. stretch while your watching tv or doing hw if you feel like you dont have time to. you'll be able to do the splits in no time =]

  • dont bounce...

  • It seems too hard. I need some serious help. Now I have no chance of being a cheerleader without doing the splits!

  • kepp your head up and dont give up!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

  • 29psalm -

    I didn't know that was another way to get injured. I'll keep notice of that.

  • it doesnt hurt to bounce. i agree some ppl learn it and teach it differently. it is necessary to breathe wihile stretching and that should be mentioned but bouncing is pretty safe considering your doing the bouncing you know your limit. its not like someone is jumping on your shoulder and pushing you down.

  • ooooooooooooo she forgot to tell u to strech fiirrst!!!! cuz if u dont strech befor doin that ur gunna tear something!!!

  • it is best practice to breathe into a position, not bounce. inhale, go down a little farther, and as you go down, exhale, keep repeating it until you get to your maximum stretch. keep breathing. this is lazy dancing. and will not help you. bouncing into a stretch is not correct and will cause an injury!

  • PS-don't hit the floor hard when you sit. no one should hear you when you go to the floor. that is another way to get injured.

  • so where would one buy the same outfit that you have on

  • im a boy and can do the split and almost the side split

  • woot woot.

  • That had nothing to do with modern dance...

  • expert village always sucks

  • NEVER BOUNCE

    i'm a gymnast

    i would no

  • everyoneneeds to shut up about the bounce because some peoplestetch differently than others, obviously she's not tearing any muscles apart and my mom taught me how to do a split, she said she learned by bouncing and she took dance and martial arts for years

  • I don't even think she said "bounce" it sounds like she said "balance"....

  • calm down everyone. She said the word bounce but she didn't move much. During the straddle, she didn't bounce at all. She only said the word bounce. It helps to think about bouncing even though you shouldn't actually bounce.

  • DON'T BOUNCE! that can tear your bloody muscles apart! ARE YOU TRYING TO CRIPPLE US?!

  • DONT BOUNCE YOUE FREAKING IDIOT!!!

    bounce causes the stretch reflex (muscles tightening) to increase.... if yhur muscles are getting more tight while your legs are getting farther apart ... what do you think is going to happen?

  • omg what the hell never bounce NEVER

    you will RIPPPPP!!! you muscles!!! omg what an idot

  • i know everyone says not to bounce these days but people like margot fonteyn, rudolph nureyev, baryshnikov, (all who we now call some of the greatest dancers ever) lived in an age when bouncing when stretching was the norm and look how they turned out.... i think its just health and safety gone mad personally!

  • NEVR bounce when stretching, no matter what anyone tells you.

  • Do not bounce! :O That'll permanatley damage your muscles!

  • bouncing is the worst thing you can do for yourself! dONT

  • don't bounce! please please don't bounce! oh and...point your feet!!

  • u scare me and nice job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • how can i just start doing that if i cant even open my legs that wide... ughhh i feel my muscles between my legs hurting...

  • Who cares if shes not the skinniest girl in the world. you don';t have to be thin to do ANY sports. all you need is practice. (:

  • DON'T BOUNCE!!!! BAD!!!

  • Bouncing is really bad for muscles.

  • it is NOT a good idea to bounce while ur stretching!!! tht causes perminant damage

  • bouncing can damage :)

  • How come everyone is mad ? I thought this video was okay.

  • u are sooo mean.. what is wrong with u.??!

  • woopedee betta den all yall hataz soshut up

  • she's dumb.

    and she dosent have the physique for modern so wtf.

  • Just because you don't have the "perfect" pysique doesn't mean you can't still dance and be good.

  • This lady is brutal and most certainly NOT an expert. What a joke.

  • lexlovely is right. bouncing is definitely not a good idea and will rip your muscle. what you SHOULD do is go down until it starts to hurt and hold for a while. this holds the stretch and does not injure you. the worst thing, your hands will get ried from holding and you might be a little sore the next day

  • but i cant support myself tho my arms r too weak lol wat shud i do

  • Try lifting weights or doing push ups. You'll gradually improve.

  • Okay,

    I'm not an expert, on dance or streching

    but bouncing is deffiantly not a good thing for you.

    It'll rip your tendons,this lady is...completely wrong.

  • this shit didnt teach my cousin anything...

  • does she know what she is talking about ? definitively not

  • really cant bounce?

  • way to rip your tendons bouncing like that!!!! how the heck is she an expert.......anyone?

  • how od you do it for weak knees?

  • Lmao! okay ummm i just tried to do this without streching first and i like fell on my face!....i think im gonna go strech so i can do this:D

  • this bitch is alllll wrong...bouncing makes you worse

  • i am only 11 years old i have been doing gymnastics ever since i was two and a half

  • plz, guys, dont bounce in the splits

    x

  • never ever bounce!

  • Wait why are you saying this to me? What did I say?

  • why do i get a cramp when i do a middle split??:(

  • thank you so much im gettting lower and lower ever day

  • oh dear, you can really hurt yourself if you bounce in stretches, & she cant even do box splits :L

  • i nearly did a split thx so much!

  • OMG she bounced :| that is soooo bad for your muscles yuour should just do that and wait for 8 seconds n that position then go a bit further wait again and come up and do it again and go further every time.. btw that is not a split

  • omg this really helped me on the splits now i can do it! YAY!!! thanks lady who uploaded this video! :D

  • thats not a split thats a stratle

  • i am nto insulting i am just telling how to do the splits

  • i am not trying to be mean but as a proffecinal gymnast that is not the splits cause you have to go all the way down i knowthis sounds kinda gross but your pe pe is supposed to be touching the floor

  • your just looking for people to insult

  • A PROFFESSIONAL does not say pe pe. And yes, it is supposed to be touching the floor, but not everyone can right away. Splits does not mean go all the way down, splits is just that position. I know she is wrong in every way, but don't lie.

  • As a professional dance educator, this makes me shudder. Stretches, particularly extreme streches like these, should NOT be bounced. In order to increase flexibility, the twitch reflexes in the muscles need to be able to relax. Bouncing causes the muscles to fire and WILL NOT increase flexibility. And when done by beginners, (who this video seems to be targeting), bouncing like this can easily lead to pulled muscles.

    And, by the by, lyrical and modern are COMPLETELY different dance forms.

  • those are DEFINIETLY NOT lyrical sandles HAHAH

  • wow thank you so much!

    i am taking a modern dance class as a beginner and my teacher goes to fast and doesnt do spacifices when we stretch so thankies so much for the instructions ^^

  • you dont bounce but everythin else is fine so long as you warm up first e.g. - runs star jumps jogging etc.

  • is this going to be used in a club

  • lol

    xD

  • OUCH!!!!! Dont bounce luv!

  • This is inproper stretching. This video should be removed. Splits should not be bounced and they should not be in the beginning or middle of a warm-up!

  • OH my God! Don't bounce! Ahh!

  • omg seriouslyyyyyy. so bad!!

  • Hola

    No sé ni lo que está hablando

    Aunque yo no sé mucho de ballet

    La señora no hace bien los ejercicios

    En videos pasados no cierra bien las posiciones

    No se sabe si es tercera o quinta mal hecha

    Aparte no lleva la ropa adecuada para una clase de ballet

    No sé ni como se atreve a subir videos dando clases ni siquiera sabe hacer bien los ejercicios más básicos

  • that's how they taught us in gymnastics. the teachers even stepped on the butts of girls who were not down far enough.

  • bounce? geh zomg you do NOT bounce,

  • yeah u DONT bounce!!! im told NOT to bounce in a stretch!!

  • Bouncing is the WORST thing you can do for your muscles...they can tear if you do that. "Sliding" can also tear your inside thighs...ouch..this lady needs to get off the internet!

  • THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!

  • what she called a side split is NOT a side split!!! she doesn't know what she's talking about.