A question on Flexablity?

Question

Can anyone name Flexible movements. I know the basics like splits, right leg, left leg, and reaching you toes. Can anyone tell me any others. Pictures would be nice. thank you.

Answer 1

To be frank with you, I don't know the names exactly, but here are the BEST stretching/contortion videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI2eWIZJr...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umAXkDYUC...

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Backbends/Bridge:

http://www.vancouveryoga.com/assets/phot...

Scorpio:

It's a backbend except you're on your elbows and lower arms with your feet off the ground

Oversplits:

Splits that are more than 180 degrees

Arch:

The arch of your feet can be stretched as well

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I give up...here's a link:

http://www.contortionhomepage.com/

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REMEMBER to never stretch without warming up first or you'll be sore like a crazy person the next day.

Answer 2

bar work. any kind of it. you might not feel it but it helps-a lot.

Answer 3

If you go on here:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...

and view as much as video possible then you can get a view of a lot of dance stretches  and more.

Answer 4

Leg lifts- hold your foot to the side of your body and lift your leg as high as you can.

Lift your leg as far behind you as you can.

Butterfly-sit with your legs bent, feet touching in the middle, and lean in as far as you can.

Back bends-bend over backwards and try to touch the floor.

Please be safe!

Answer 5

Well heres just some flexibilty stretching type things/extensions:

(Do all these AFTER stretching)

Six o' clock: Basicly a standing split, heres a pic:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/6%20o...

Arabesque: This is a ballet step/move I think it looks best 90 degrees but it is a lot of times done higher.  Here is a pic of a ballerina doing an arabesque en pointe: http://www.paacademyofballet.com/images/...

Heel stretch: Basicly standing up doing your splits by grabbing onto your leg.  Here is a pic of just the upper body of a figure skater doing a left legged one: http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Compo...

Scorpian: Here is a cheerleader performing a scorpian: http://x27.xanga.com/bd0b054356c30329611...

Remember do these AFTER stretching properly, I don't really recomend doing these without someone teaches you how to do them properly.

Answer 6

Back flips, jelly bean, cartwheel? Sorry, I'm only guessing on them, I think flexible ppl can do them tho. Check on TV for the Olympics, the people there are surely flexible.