"Most dancers will find the transition from level 2 to level 3 the most challenging of the transitions. The reason being, the torso was horizontal and now it’s vertical, to smooth this transition make sure to feel completely comfortable with level 2 before moving onto level 3. Although there is hand support provided by the wall, the barre or the chair, the engagement now includes the spinal muscles a lot more. The supporting..."
"At the beginners level a contraction is used with assistance of a hand to allow the dancer to understand which muscles should do the work and how they should do the work, often when the body is placed into new and unfamiliar position especially when the muscles have to contact in very short or very long range the nerves may fire incorrectly causing the muscles to contract and apply force in directions where it’s not necessary. And thus, pressing straight down with the hand allows the body to understand exactly in which direction..."
"Your body should form an L. From here, lift your arms, chest and
shoulders off the floor and extend your arms straight overhead, hold for 3
seconds, place your hands under your shoulders and press up a little bit higher..."
" ...however by the second level there is an expectation that the body now understands which muscle fibers it needs to contract to extend the hip in a turned out position. The que is no longer given at this level with a pressure of the hand. However, the reciprocal inhibition component is the same, the contraction of the gluteal group leads to the release of specific hip flexors and adductors allowing to lift the leg further..."
"...Now to move on from level 2 which is hands on the wall to level 3 which is legs on the wall also has two requirements. The strength requirement is to be able to come up higher each time on a 3 presses, and on the third one to be able to hold the position 8 to12 seconds at least 8 seconds and ideally closer to 12 seconds. The flexibility requirement is to be able to press off the wall and bring the chest at least few degrees up from the vertical, in other words your chest is not squared looking at the wall but slightly turned up even few degrees higher than the vertical..."
" ...The transition from level 3 to level 4 is a lot easier in relation to the transition from level 2 to level 3, its relatively easy to cheat at level 4 by dropping the torso forward, the goal is not to do that and keep the torso in the right position instead of sacrificing the form in favor of the leg height...."
"...chest and shoulders off the floor, your hands are under your shoulders not touching the floor, hold for 3 seconds, place your hands back on the floor and press up a little bit higher. One more time, lift, hold, press up a little bit
higher, and let go..."
" ...Move your right leg out to the side, to your hips a
range to move in. Make sure that your left foot is in a straight line with your
left knee place both hands on your right knee to keep your body from
collapsing forward and shortening the muscles you’re working on. Your Leverage in this case will be to move your hips to the side, away from your rear leg. Your Target in this case will be..."
"...Rotate your upper body to the right as much as possible. Your target for this ZST is the spinal rotation. Your Leverage for this ZST is the spinal extension. As you’re coming back from the rotation press up a little bit higher And lets do..."
" ...The purpose of active release techniques is to relax and loosen up the gluteal muscles which hold the leg up in Arabesque and Attitude Derriere position. Muscle contraction in short range can easily lead to spasms. Spasms mean the end of the workout sooner than you expected... To avoid weaking the muscle and yet at the same time to release the muscle active release techniques are used. Active release gently takes..."
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