Flexibility Pearls — Dance moves

Why is it easier to do a turn out in the second position than in the first position?
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
I got this question quite a lot of times, usually from bullet dancers “How come I can turn out a lot more in the second position, than I can in the first position?” For those of you who are not...

Why are Easyflexibility programs structured the way they are?
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Can I just do all stretching first and all supporting later?Today you will find out the answer to that question. EasyFlexibility is based on a distributed or spaced practice model. This model is one of two major models of learning....

Arabesque Analysis
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On the left, you see a picture of a beginner's arabesque. And thisis a technique we are going to analyze. And for comparison, you're seeing anadvanced student performing an arabesque on the right. This analysis will answer the question "what...