Intermediate Ballet Dancing : How to Stretch before Dancing Ballet

Learn techniques on how to stretch before dancing ballet and performing combinations in this free dancing video.

Expert: Leandra Ryan
Bio: Leandra Ryan has been dancing since age four. She has trained and performed as a company member at Dallas Metropolitan Ballet and Tuzer Ballet.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• shoes
• dancing
• dance
• ballet
• ballerina

[JordanPAT]

This video is most popular with:

Female 13-17

Female 18-24

Male 45-54

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[FallenForDance]

you need to warm up way more than that! and your back leg needs to be turned in (in your lunges) so it will actually stretch. and when you're down in the splits, you need to make sure your back leg is straight! great job, "expert" village!!!

[FutureDancer18]

At walmart for twenty dollars. Sorry my stupid iPad glitced and it sent my comment by accident

[FutureDancer18]

Thanks this really helped! I'm just starting jazz in September. If you guys need to know where to buy cheap jazz shoes you can get them a

[balletstarz1]

Never do the splits without stretching first. NEVER. Unless you LIKE getting hurt...

[Ragitsu]

@xxMusicLover4everxx1

Pedophiles are attracted to *children*. She looks to be a teenager, or older.

[Abbytheballerina]

@JordanPAT Dancers, and Pedophiles. Duh.

[TehNewSoars]

@JordanPAT Dude it could be new fathers, trying to be halfway knowledgeable about their teen daughters newfound love for new age ballet. This theory fits better.

[balletstarz1]

@EmmaLoves2Dance if you work at it every day you will get better. also don't push your self to hard. plus ten seconds will not stretch you, try for at least a minute.

[BeachxoBum]

Thank you!! I needed to stretch before class because my teacher in ballet doesnt stretch us besides bar stretches! is that weird? my lyrical teacher stretches us out though!

[EmmaLoves2Dance]

that froggy thing at 1:44 is just an impossible position for me. it hurts