Here’s another one of my favourite exercises to improve your développé devant and a la seconde – and indeed any extensions, tilts, kicks, etc. If you’ve read any of my previous developpe tips, you’ll remember that the foundation for high extensions is strength in your Psoas major muscle. This is the main muscle responsible for lifting your hip and knee up. If you can’t first get your hip and knee up – and hold it up – then you will struggle to get any height when you extend your knee. This exercise target your psoas, as well as strengthening your core.
Another reason why I love this exercise is that it also works on the ACTIVE FLEXIBILITY in your hamstrings. Or in other words, this exercise improves your ability to lengthen your hamstrings effectively while you are actually dancing. Active flexibility is far more important and useful than static flexibility. You can read more about active flexibility and the science behind flexibility training here.
If you haven’t already, make sure you check out all of my développé training tips! Start with this post here, which goes through the anatomy in a bit more detail. You can find several highly effective développé exercise on my YouTube channel, too. If you’re serious about getting your legs higher, then check out my full developpe training program here!
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Happy Dancing!
