Exercises For Pointe Work - 3 - Clams And Piriformis Stretch

http://www.theperfectpointebook.com

Take Three! It makes me so mad when this gets taught so frequently as it can really be bad for you hips if you do it wrong!!!

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• pointe
• ballet
• physio
• howell
• lisa
• dance
• exercises
• turnout
• muscles
• clams

[SHITBAGS69]

Along with stretches for the psoas, this video has transformed the previous tweleve months of hip discomfort I had been suffering, I thought something was seriously buggered up

After entering into a regular stretch routine, the discomfort started to dissipate night on after the first session, with a 90% reduction in hip irritation after [approx] ten days

Great video, cheers

[lisahowell2]

Glad to hear it!!! Just about all the "injuries" I see are related to using the wrong muscle for the wrong job! Keep watching! :)

[rojaballerina]

hi! i appreciate your videos a lot. i just want to ask if what's the title of the music you used in the intro of this particular video.. hehe i'm just reminiscin' coz that was the music in my first dance recital

[lisahowell2]

Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor, Badinerie. :) Not sure what it is from but i have danced to it to!

[imagelegacy]

It is not the feet she is focusing on - nor should the dancer focus on them when they are performing these two very helpful exercises. Lisa is an outstanding instructor.

[geckoarmy8]

Such helpful advice! Just figured out that I've been doing the clam wrong for several months now O.o I love this pointe work series, thank you so much!

Btw, what's the music that plays at the beginning and end? It's awesome, I almost want to do some choreography to that :D

[KatherineS99]

Wow, that was so helpful!! I've been training my turnout for about half a year, and especially my right hip is quite unflexible, it used to hurt reeeally badly every time I would stretch.. Now I've been using this stretch for only 3 days (about 4 minutes each side) and the pain is almost completely gone!! :DD

[EvaKO89]

@lisahowell2 This is indeed a great video! I'm 21 and have only been doing ballet for 2 years. I think I now finally found my turnout muscles. They are the ones right next to your hip bone, right? I am very flexible and can do turnout exercises (such as lying flat on my tummy with my feet together and knees bent) very well, but I can't seem to get it standing up. My first and second position are ok, but my fifth not really. Will doing this exercise help me, or do you have any more tips for me?

[shog27]

can you do this by yourself?

[Lrawrasaur]

do you give lessons? if so, where?

[Perform4evr]

omg I was doing it wrong when I first started this! good thing I was never consistent with it! lol! I only lasted about 3 days XD thanks!!

[RobertGallini]

Nice Snatch

[AKdancer22792]

Thank you so much for posting these exercises; they've helped my turnout a lot. I was also wondering if you had any videos related to knees. I don't force my turnout and I still tend to have knee discomfort along the inside edge of the patella, particularly in first position.

[twidancerb]

All these videos are great and really helpful!!! tnx for uploading !! =]

[buffercheen]

FINALLY! Someone who can explain where the turnout muscles are!!!Thanks so much!Your videos are fantastic!

[geckoarmy8]

Ahh, thank you :)