Heyyy! We are ConnectionsDance. Pleasant to make your acquaintance. Anyway, we are both aspiring dancers who have a lottt of opinions about dance and we would LOVE to share them with you! Hope you enjoy our blog and...give us ideas to talk about! ...that'd be nice :]
Check out how much better my arabesques have gotten!
It's a small improvement but I'm stil happy with the results and will continue doing the exercises! Another thing i need to work on: ARMS!:) Hugs, Kisses, and Strong Backs! Anne:) (p.s.: what is it about the beach that just makes you want to dance?)
Anne here again! Brianna just moved so her internet isn't fully set up yet, so I'm doing most of the blogging:] Anyway, whenever I watch So You Think You Can Dance, I marvel at the girls' and boys' arabesques. Seriously, I make a comment about them every episode. By watching SYTYCD and going online to look up dancers my age or younger, I have decided that I will have a beautiful arabesque! I WILL I WILL I WILL!!!!
I've looked up great stretches on http://www.dance.net/ and the amazing Yahoo! Answers:] Some of the stretches I thought were interesting were placing your leg onto something within your flexibility range (chair, stair....bear, etc.) and then lifting the leg above it for a few seconds then back down to rest. Another one was doing back bridges and trying to walk your hands to your feet (say whattt!?) But hey its worth a shot!
Here are my arabesques before! I'll take more pictures a month from now to see if there are any improvements!
(Left) (Right. i love how my cat is creepin)
Pretty soon, I'll have amazing arabesques like Billy Bell, Ashley, and...this girl.
Oh and here's a video with more stretches that I will be using. Check out BalletBrunette92's other video of her arabesque....mannnn this HAS to work!