Consistency is key - Let's talk Stretching!

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• KA

  @karennorris7880 · 3 years ago

  I'm so glad you mentioned staying in the stretch.  I haven't been doing that and I think that's what's been holding up my progress.

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• TU

  @tutugirl52310 · 3 years ago

  watching this while i stretch right now 😂

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• TE

  @terapode · 4 years ago

  You talk a lot about your time in Vaganova and too little about your work after Vaganova. I would like to know more about your time as a professional dancer, what roles did you get, the places you danced and so on.

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• S.

  @s.7184 · 3 years ago

  The stretching advice is really helpful.  Thanks

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• MU

  @mudkipwishmaker · 2 years ago

  it would be fantastic to see what you have to say about the “Dance of the Little Swans” Vaganova documentary by RTV! it’s on youtube and it’s what brought me to your channel 😁 It shows the audition experience from the perspective of the young russian girls going through the audition process and goes on to highlight some of the coursework and the lives of the students. i think i just want to watch it with you 😅 but really it would be so interesting to hear your input during a watch-along

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• MA

  @margysheker7686 · 2 years ago

  Sometimes I don't know the extent to which I should push through pain in a stretch. Being uncomfortable and pushing through that, is something I always do, however I've recently been focusing on hips, and when I stretch my right hip in a deep lunge, something feels off. When I get out of the lunge and walk around, it hurts to walk normally and I'm worried I'm going to damage something. I want to be thorough but also be kind and respect my body, but I'm not sure what to do about my hip. Have you ever experienced a roadblock like this?

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• AN

  @AnnaAnna-zi8ri · 1 year ago

  I know this is couple years ago, but I think it'd honestly be worth reposting without the added music. I want to hear what you're saying, but the music is too loud.

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• CL

  @clarette26 · 3 years ago

  And how can we stretch the legs?

• DE

  @deeann443 · 2 years ago

  How long is “a long time”? To hold the stretch? How long should I count?

• BA

  @BarbaraT. · 1 year ago

  I'm determined to go back to ballet, as an adult beginner, given my 40+ age. I studied professionally for many years but haven't done any dancing for a loooong time (too ashamed to say how many years). Anyway, all this to say that I feel I need to start stretching regularly ASAP as a first step.

• AH

  @ahdb6220 · 1 year ago

  Realistically how long should I give myself to be able to do a full split?

• ST

  @StefanieBug · 1 year ago

  Static stretching or dynamic stretching? Which is more efficient? Healthier? I would be very interested in hearing your ideas on this shift of principle that seem to go on at the moment. It confuses me. Thanks a lot!