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written by on 01.01. at 01:00:00 - as answer to: Arches and adducters by As for the grand battement - that too is a combination of stretch and strength - you need both. So you need a program of stretches - which you do religiously - every day but only after you are warmed up. As for your arches - I don't recommend therabands. They need to be used carefully under the supervision of a responsible teacher or physical therapist. You can work on your arches by carefully articulating your foot everytime you do a tendu at the barre. You can also pleat up a towel with your bare toes. Or pick up objects with your toes. That too takes time - a lot of time. Nothing happens quickly. If you would like articles on stretch and strength - you can e-mail me for it at ORZAK@aol.com Basheva >I'm a 14 year old dancer who has just recently started dance.I've been taking ballet for about 5 weeks now and I'm not showing any improvement when I take my foot and leg up in grand batma I'm very inflexible in my adducters which I think is the problem not the hamstring. What can I do to bemore flexible and attain a higher alttitude in grand batma and other realted postions.Thats problem one problem two is my arches are pitifull even for a Guy. How can I get better arches, I've heard of something called a theraband or something like that but I've never seen one or learned how to use one. P.S I lift weights and sometimes bech press as much as 155 pounds and leg press as much a 245 pounds does that affect my ballt techniqe and possible stunt my growth? thanks I'll be looking foward to your answers on how to fix my problems. Answers to this message: |
