BALLET IS HARD. HERE WORKING ON TWO HIPS ACTIVATING ✨ Watching this video makes me sweat! Ballet is so tough, there’s no doubt about it. This is also one of my favourite videos as it really shows behind the tutus is so much hard work. Here with Jessie we are working on the supporting leg wrap. This is a key sensation for optimal turnout in both legs. Really mastering two legs working together is key for strength of turnout and hips. I strong urge you do a lot of conditioning outside of the studi

LEARN DÉVELOPPÉ THE RIGHT WAY ✨NO PAIN Gripping in the hips and feeling that sharp pinch in developpé? You are NOT alone! This used to be me. I had no idea how dancers were getting those high, effortless développés without clenching every muscle in sight. My teacher would say “squeeze, squeeze, squeeze”… but no one explained wrap. What I didn’t realise was that I was overusing my hip flexors and tendons because everything else was underworking. That led to tendonitis, frustration, and a whole lo

STRONGER HIPS FOR EXTENSIONS 🙌✨ Having good extensions goes far beyond being flexible in the lakes. Whilst this is super important, we need a really strong core but also hip flexes. Hip flexes are such a precarious topic because if we overwork them, being weaker in other areas, we can get pain And overuse injuries. However, they need to be very strong at the same time and the hip flexor strength along with the core strength go hand in hand. We can do some drills making sure that all the surroun