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Improving extension.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The feeling that your body can go anywhere, reach any position, and never be confined by muscle tightness is one of a dancer's supreme joys. With great flexibility, you have physical freedom. But for too many dancers, the quest for eye-popping extension begins with dangerous extracurricular stretching: toes crunched beneath the piano, ankles bound with hair ties in the frog position, and entire nights slept in a second-position split.

Unfortunately, all that pain and suffering is counterproductive, not only because it can damage ligaments and joints, but also because it actually misses the point of flexibility. "Being able to touch your toes doesn't equate to a nice extension," says Layla Amis. "What makes a nice extension is the overall harmony of the body and the way you approach the movement."

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