Helpful Ballet Stretches?

Question

I took ballet from when i was about 4 to about 10. I was well trained, flexible, and strong for my age and I danced with a professional company. I had to quit because I moved and I can't find a good school nearby. I am starting up again this summer, 4 years later. I need to re-establish my flexibility, any good stretches? thanks

Answer 1

try some wall stretches, put our legs up against the wall, like ur sitting on the wall and open ur legs into middle split, i find that one works fairly well.

take some yoga or specific stretching class, they might help

also just make sure to stretch everyday!

Answer 2

Sorry your routine had to break but it's great you're getting back into it. My suggestion would be to combine yoga or pilates with the warm-ups you used to do in class. I had to give up dancing for TEN years and it took about four weeks for my body to get used to it again, but now I've never felt better. x x x

Answer 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ29VBuuF...

http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a27...

http://www.wikihow.com/Stretch-for-Balle...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOC93gtPP...

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/39302...

http://www.ehow.com/how_2156245_stretch-...

the first one is a modern dance stretch.  The rest are for ballet.