Quickly improve your arabesque!

nearly cried when i saw this! I was looking for stretches on the internet because its all I really wanted to do and found angelfire.com (what a coincidence eh? its fate).

Here is the arabesque part:

"1. Find a table or something sturdy that stands about three feet from the ground.

2. Stand with your back to the object, and place your stretched leg ontop, keeping good turnout in your supporting leg and in your working leg. Pull up through your tummy and keep your back well supported with your hips square. Make sure you're doing everything correctly for your arabesque. (It is okay to hold on to something for ballence.)

3. Slowly and carefully lift your leg off the object, keeping everything well placed. When that leg refuses to work any longer, switch sides.

4. When it starts to get easy at that hight, start using a higher object! (How exciting!) If you are having trouble holding your back up, you need to strengthen your back muscles. Refer to arabesque strengthener."

I will do this everyday! To check out other sytrerches go to http://www.angelfire.com/me4/tutus_n_toes/Stretches.html

most of the stuff here is the usual and I do them a lot.