Anaheim Ballet: 3 Steps: Instructional Stretching

[TheIngnil]

I wish I had a flexibility fairy :/

[Vlikeshugs]

You should point out that if it hurts, that's good. But if you're feeling extreme discomfort, THATS when you're over stretching.

[liyuancheachea]

I think it need subtitles. someone can said me what they said when move the hand how saying

"no" (2:11) , (2:58) thank you so much!!!

( I speak spanish and chinese :P )

[BioCatLan]

@liyuancheachea hola! aqui es lo que dicen:

2:11 - Keep your back flat on the floor, and your seat as well. Don't arch, that is cheating.

2:58 - Make sure you keep your back flat, otherwise, you're kind of defeating the purpose.

[AshNoelDance]

"Anaheim ballet cannot be held liable if you hurt your self."

"You may die."

"Stretching sure sounds like fun, doesn't it?"

[lalalynnsey]

0:29 omg I'm not even a guy and I hurt for him.

[lucerobaybee]

Guud i'll try this

[hbanana7]

do you have a video on building endurance?

[gabichou26]

2:45 lmao it looks like someone is just sticking up their leg in front of her! I can't even fathom being that flexible, she's amazing. :O

[BalletitsLife]

hi im 13 years old and i realy like to do ballet this age its to late or not?

[vivimonstaalien]

@BalletitsLife Nope, if you practise alot and exercise its not too late :)

[BalletitsLife]

@vivimonstaalien thank you :D

[bellatrixlives61511]

@BalletitsLife same...well 14....i did it from 4-7....

[Sugarlandjackson]

@BalletitsLife No. Some of the greatest dancers started as late as 17. :)

[penugin98]

@BalletitsLife go for it ! I'm 13 and i started when i was 11 haha . I'm almost on pointe (:

[dancergirl3211996]

i'm a student at the grand rapids ballet company & i was wondering if any1 here would have tips my teachers havent given me. i have hip problems that, while i'm fairly flexible on the floor, prevent me from showing that in, say, a develope/grand batmat. my neck/shoulders r tight & make spotting difficult. my feet r strong/fairly flexible but when i wear my pointe shoes it doesnt look like im pointing my toes, only my arch! i practice in any free time i have but dont c much improvement. any tips?

[Cheerbabeforeverable]

i may die!? thats intense XD

[The123Juicebox]

So if I hold it for more than 30 sec. Then I'll die!? WTF

[iamacoffeemonster]

ow ow ow x(

[dancingjennnyx3]

1:11 was so adorable, lol.

[loveemirandaa]

...I'm to tall to to do the door strech. My leg can't get straight because my foot ends up hitting the top...

[TheGreendayrox123]

this is weird at start

[godislove181]

cause we all have a bar at home.......

[laurenboren94]

@godislove181 he said you could do it on a table or something about hip leavle.......

[meatyveggies18]

where is Sara from ?

[09SaRuh]

You may die.

[demipoint22]

you may die.

buuuut that stretch she did is my favorite.

[lucyshaw123]

'it's more than dance' 

[Jennieeeeeful]

ballet is actually my life!

[sharshine9]

i'm 9 years old and i can do what Sara did =)

[susileon18]

LOVED IT

[IxMxSKITTY]

Just got my right and left splits. =) Working on middle... >.>

[TwilightIsBest1234]

I don't need the fairy for flexibility. She looks pretty nice, though. Haha. Everyone at this studio seems super nice.

[Jinx467]

Uh yeah. That was disturbing........ /:|

[UnderwaterArabesque]

hahahah "You may die"

[13hailbail]

i LOVE stratching i could do it all day but i have dance to go to. Lol ;)

[StaticSOULdier]

. . . ooooowwww...

[sharshine9]

is it true that more then 30 seconds we can die(the end part)??

[GuglyGrl]

@sharshine9

noooo of course not!  you'll probably be sore the day after though ;)

[AcroSurviver]

@sharshine9 obviously not :)

[dlayne10499]

@sharshine9 how old are u

[sharshine9]

@dlayne10499 what do you wanna know??



[dlayne10499]

@sharshine9 that was sarcasim

[dlayne10499]

i hate it when a man is more flexible then me

[marisolmongelosm]

Jeez I need that fairy

[Kitty9999ful]

Ahahahahaha.....

[livedreamdance87]

"don't hold for more than thirty seconds or you'll die" hahahah i love that someone in the ballet world actually has a sense of humor but still great technique and advice!!! thanks for this video!

[phillhobo411]

haha "dont do this" the girl puts her thumbs up..

[MsBAXTERFLY]

aaaaaaaaaahhhh yo quiero esa hada!!!!!!

[777VikaRose]

Hi guys ! You can't Imagen how much I love you!I just wanna ask you something! Can I learn how to dance professional ballet if I am 19 and I have never danced it! By the way I am pretty much flexible!

[TheSupergirl15]

@777VikaRose yes u can ballet doesn't haves age limit ! but i think u should enter a adult classs

[777VikaRose]

@TheSupergirl15 Thank you very much!

[millytheballerinay]

You may die.....that's a heck of a disclaimer...haha almost peed myself laughing at that part. And I love Elan! She is amazing!

[imah12345]

thumbs up is your a Ballet dancer because of this it helps you more flexible :D

[peaceblaze2000]

i wan't be so flexible to :(( i must try to train c:

[peaceblaze2000]

very cool :O

[fmitawol]

Working on my overstretch heck yeah I got it

[imah12345]

im a Ballet dancer even im just 11 im going to pointe shoes :3

[jakloyd13]

yes maam



[WendyPicasso]

im what i like to call an at home ballerina

i do ballet stretches everyday when i get home, and i practice my pirouette like its my job but i haven't taken lessons in 10 years

i learn it all from youtube and wikihow :)

[carolinesalv]

@WendyPicasso Haha glad  to know i have company.

[esiokore]

"dont hold it for more than 30 seconds or u may die" lol

[clecle333]

please make another flexibility video!!

[qourqeousbaee]

i grunted at @0:29 and im not even a boy lol

[BunnyshtoCherri]

wow and i thought i was flexible!! i want to be more flexible i want to do ballet like dance but not go en pointe :P

[SoldierOfElohym]

"cheese and crackers" who sais that anymore :P

[balletmad1996]

Ah. If only the flexibility fairy was real.....

[amyperfect6278]

dancing is alot easier than being flexible.... TRUST ME I've danced since i started 1st grade

[Partygirlsunited]

@ArmenianPrincess101 no problem! Im sure you'll be able to do it in no time, and make sure you do a quick warm up before like barre or a quick run- makes it ten times easier !

[madchaoslover]

ouch my legs..... lols! awesome they got awesome flexibility.... heheheh!

[rissathemighty]

This is funny :)

[lexiiducky]

If i could do a split i wouldnt be watching this. xD

[WendyPicasso]

just for every one to know:

i've been doing a couple stretches every day after school and i really am A LOT more flexible now :)! on the computer people ask all the time is it possible to get a lot more flexible when ur older im 16 and im less than half a foot away from the splits!! im so proud of myself!

[iEatUnicorns31]

i hate being so flexible that kick myself in the head :/ x

[tuztyz]

in 2:40 second  she do it very easy i hope i can do it

[Cheerbabeforeverable]

wow- legal disclaimers AND a 'you may die'

id rather just book a meeting with the flexibility fairy :)

[delorfinde]

*desperately trying to get more flexible*

"You may not be able to do this on both legs"

Yeah, telling me. Can't do it on ONE leg.

[yeaahhful]

you may die??? was that serious?? : $

[Lillydotzgosjb]

Starting Ballet in the fall!:D

[cacacacaca55]

@Lillydotzgosjb Same here!

[freakyretriever]

Wow... Just like that! haha Why couldnt the bitch just tap me on the head and get it over and done with Lol

Luv it! :P

[MegCT]

i wish that fairy would visit me!

[YukiKuran9]

@MegCT aaaaahhhh tell her to pay a visit to athens?? pleaaase if you see her!!!

[dogsrcool099]

@MegCT same

[ilovedance826]

@MegCT haha me too!

[SexyProductions2003]

"you may die" lol

[NikkiLoveEspana]

wow! this is really helpful, I wanna be more flexible in belly dance so I need also some streching:D Thank you for posting!!:-)

[Lauriefishbone]

o my god, again. I feel like a stalker. Sorry. Someone knows how I can improve stretching my knee or isn't that possible? Even if I stretch as hard as I can, my knee is still "popping out" Most dancers almost have holes were the knees are supposed to be.

So if anyone has a tip, thanks a lot!

[Lauriefishbone]

That green sweatpants jumpsuit thing, how is that called and/or where do you buy that? Thanks!!

[miaizdabiz19]

now i can put my foot to my head and past

[madoka2467]

this is so hard but i'll try my best and awesome tips

[ayase24glam]

great vid :D thanks for the tips!

[vedic91]

Love you Elan...!!!! <3

[bozemandude]

when that guy goes into the splits in the beginning, it looks like it really hurt!

[JosephCee]

if it hurts or feels uncomfortable then stop? then how will i ever make progress?

[purplesky1120]

Hilarious as usual :)))

[bryarworship]

lol, can you really die??

[rachliettexo]

haha so cheesy but thanks

[h0llythegreat]

ahaha! awesome video, both funny AND helpful. Well done guys!

[Lauriefishbone]

I love that green sweatpants.

[UltimateFashion1]

at 0:20 she turned him gay X-D

[Lauriefishbone]

you may die

[Lauriefishbone]

holy shit, 2.48. Why isn't the flexibility fairy real?

[LRBSballerinaz]

LOL the flexibilty fairy i wish she was real !!! stretching is so painful !!!!

[shannicethompson]

lol , this is hard! but so worth it!

[Partygirlsunited]

jst work really hard every day, thats wat i did, half an hour each day and i did the splits in a week :)

[ArmenianPrincess101]

@Partygirlsunited wait, are you serious? what did you do in that half an hour!?!

[Partygirlsunited]

@ArmenianPrincess101 Yh, each day barre warm up then stretching for half an hour, breathing deeply and pushing myself a bit further with each breath and i was able to do the splits in a week and 1 day. Recently I've been working on the other side, about 20 minutes each day for 4 days and im almost ther, id give it another 4 days !

[ArmenianPrincess101]

@Partygirlsunited thats awesome! thanks soooo much! ive been trying so hard forever!

[ArmenianPrincess101]

@Partygirlsunited so can you possibly tell me what stretches you did? ive been practicing the splits forever but i just dont know what stretches to do before i practice so i get lost and don't know what to do(im new to dancing unfortunately :'( so i don't know what to do. i just really want to get the splits down!)

[randomballet]

I love thus video but they make it look so easy I have been doing ballet for about 5 yrs now but my teacher doesn't really teach us to be more flexable. I want to be able to do this so badly but I'm just not that flexible. :(

[Cheerbabeforeverable]

you may die

haha x

[Sanjela16]

cool

[bunnyyummy123]

lol this is awesome for me :) i have been dancing ballet for eight years, but quit last year to go to a better school. i got accepted, but I can't go at the moment, lol too much and too far away. BUT when I go, i wanna kick some tushy :) or, stretch some tushy ahaha

[rorofromhethersett]

Deffinatley do ballet as it is amazing!!! Although can be slightly painful lol

[NadiiaaxxX]

i want to take dance so bad.

[marticsofig]

thumbs upp if your watching all the anaheim videos and we are not even ballet dancers. hahah im starting in january.

[Y0lin]

Omg this is so funny, and helpful btw. They should get their own tv show!

[rorofromhethersett]

I wish the flexibility fairy could come and visit me aswell!!! :)

[sasdl]

Im from Mexico, i love your videos.. Elan youre my idol, so adorable the way you are haha..

[m0m057]

LMFAO! don't hold it longer than 30 seconds, you may die (:

[sweetenuplife96]

Dear Flexibility Fairy,

You havnt come around.....come visit me?

[kfmcmahon]

Would you mind making another video on stretching?

[kavtoM]

can't that fairy fly over to me please??????

[hannabean95]

=o you could die!?

[myFriends4eva]

1:38 he seems gay no offense

[fundancelife123]

I NEED THE FLEXIBILITY FAIRY!! HELPP!!XX

[dukenukem001]

LOL @ 3:05, if I could do the splits, I wouldn't be watching this!

[MarLegay]

I love Elan´s Hair!

[Astrathiul]

Got any tips for strengthening your back?

[pistolkrystle]

I want to do ballet so badly, but I'm afraid to start because of the cost and the fact that I am 25... T_T

[MissBalletKitty]

@pistolkrystle please don't be put off !

I am 15 and have now been doing ballet for just a few weeks, the work we do is hard, but i can honestly say, i am having the most fun i have ever had whilst doing ballet. I have just one lesson a week at the moment and my week seems to plan it self around ballet.It is never to late to start ballet and i know you wont regret it!

[vintagefusionify]

@MissBalletKitty hey, i just decided to take contemporary classes, i have no ballet basic at all. do you think it'll be different if i take contemporary class w/o taking ballet? but when i went to the class last sat, there were some ballet techniques too though :x im a bit confused!

[MissBalletKitty]

@vintagefusionify Sorry though i am not entirely sure what you mean :/

Try having a go at the ballet techniques to get them sorted and that should help!I have a plie video if that helps at all?! but i have onyl just started :/

[vintagefusionify]

@pistolkrystle It's never too late to learn! I'm 19 and I just took contemporary class for THE FIRST TIME. And there r many ballet techniques. My teacher can understand though, thankfully :D First training I've ever received in my life! I dance but I'm not trained. at all. I've always find ballet fascinating. If it's what you've always wanted to do, take some classes! :)

[deadwrenfollies]

 "you may die - that's one heck of a disclaimer!"

it sure is, lol XD

[theendisnear18]

im a guy and i have balls so im gonna go to sumthing more simpler

[Utauluver12345]

can i sue if i passed out from hearing it could kill me?

[flygurl4v]

this is exactly what i need!! :)

[rockrunystar]

hi, i want to what the girl do in 1:12 and in 2:40 but i never practice any sport i've heard that i can't do it because i'm too old (18 years) is that true please i really want do stretching

[MorganShallEatYou]

@rockrunystar anyone at any age can be able to do that. even with no sport/ dance background. to be as flexible as them. it might take a few years. They have probably been training since they were 3 and do 10 hours a day. Just stretch every day. what i do is i spend about a half hour of full on stretching in the morning and at night. and during the day if im just sitting down or bored at school i just stretch a little bit to stay stretched and loose. I hope this helps. sorry for the longness.

[ITANAGAR12345]

@rockrunystar i am 21 and belive me u can do it.. 18 is very young.. but consistency all it matter..

[waterIsis]

@rockrunystar Haha definitely not! I got my splits at 26 with no background in dance before 18, and not much flexibility naturally. I even know martial arts people who have a really good teacher, that have gotten splits in their 40's! never doubt yourself, and anyone who says you are too old is quite literally full of sh*$#t lol :)

[twinkletoesEAE1996]

Haha you may die!

[givemsmthn2tlkabout]

Your intro made me dizzy. And you can push ballet all you want in your intro but I found myself unable to spot on this one...

[ddag4]

what the bumba yo naw B ur comin tuh my place

[AgTheBallerina]

lol...I need a flexability fairy in my life!!

[danceXvida]

doin these stretches EVERY day little by little can get you there trust me within a couple months i accomplished the splits easily.

[Gliim]

I love the off voice !!! =D

[4096quagmire]

"You may not be able to do this on both legs" -- man, I can't do it on either leg!

[danceloversforever]

Uhm, I beg to differ guys aren't better then girls both can be flexxible but for dancing normally girls do better ...

[Lotta38LaNiKu]

... Boys are much better than girls. Sorry, but it looks more like gimnastics, not ballet. But their stretching is good. )) Interesting video. ))

[InuYashaDem0n]

"u may die" lol i love that line...xD

[ilymusicnballet]

i kill to have that flexibility fairy right now!!!! i can streched and touch my toes and all but i just cant do the splits or touch my head with my foot! its insane! any one have any tips????? im desperate!

[TifaYuki]

Hello !

can i learn ballet witout going to any classes ?

[lorensoosan]

@TifaYuki no XD you can't

[kissyfreshmintz]

@TifaYuki i realli doubt it! lol

i went for 14 yrs and i doubt i cuda taught myself

[pianosxheadphones]

@TifaYuki yeh, basic stuff. but you couldnt go on pointe or anything:) you can stretch, all you like, (ofc untill it hurts) and you can learn the splits too. then just search up how to do stuff. :)

[SuperSailorSailing]

Cool

[MidnightFlower13]

You may die.

I am soooo not flexible or strong...But I'm trying my best!!!

[AnnieLives]

i get the feeling that man had no problems touching his toes before that fairy showed up lol :P

[PecanSandees23]

That was cute. Where IS that flexibility fairy when you need her?

[thunderheart5]

LOL!! You may die. Hey, I'm also taking a class, but TOATALLY NEW! Lol, I was wondering if you could show me some tips for easy tricks to do!! Please write me back!!

[MissKool12]

Take a HOT bath (if you want to)

Warm up!!! (Jog, run 10/5 min)

Stretch!!

Rest! ZzZZzzzZzZ......

[balletistheworld]

more stretches to do at home please!!! you guys help sooo much!!!

[mcmug0923]

I LOVE U ELAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Celestial209]

I really ought to get back to my stretching rountine! I can't do splits on both legs anymore :(

[33greenishly]

request: ballet exercise please! :(

[MrFUFUproductions]

YAY

I can drop into the splits too

[novideosforme123]

"you my die."

how can u die????

[llalalalaluna]

i cant do it HELP !!!!!!!!!!!! IM CRYING :(