Bleh

This past week has been chalk full of working out, and technique perfecting, and stretching, some stretches i have been doing is going into a splits form and going as low as I can and then leaning forward with a pointed toe to stretch the thigh. Doing this stretch allows you to kick higher without falling backwards and losing your balance. Some other stretches I have been doing are frontal lunges and back lunges. Front lunges are where you bend your front leg at a 90 degree angle and then keep your other leg as straight as possible. A back lunge is when you do the exact opposite as a front lunge. These stretches also build key muscles for dancing including abs, lower back, and thighs.

Technique, Technique, Technique

As of recent, I stopped practicing again because I suffered from a concussion but I have been working on my flexibility and technique instead of my actual steps. The key to good technique, such as good posture, pointed toes, feet that are turned out is to incorporate them into your lifestyle so that when you dance it becomes almost as natural as breathing. Ways that I do this is:
 1. I walk, sit, jump, run, everything with a straight back and good posture and form.
 2. I walk, and stand with my feet always turned out properly.
 3. For pointed toes this is more difficult to incorporate, but what you can do it when you run point your toes in back and kick your butt.
 Doing these three things will not only help with technique but when it comes to competition time technical points can make a big difference and change the difficulty of a step. The few extra points kept by having good technique can make all the difference between getting a first versus a second.