Balance in adage

I’ve been doing ballet for almost 7 years now but these few years I find it hard to balance while doing adage work. My feet can’t stop shaking. Any suggestions to help me?

October 17, 2006 | In Questions |

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  1. Practise ballancing, rest your hands on a barre (Or a windowsil etc if your at home) rise onto demi pointe and ballance, slowly when you feel comfortable remove your hands and continue balancing. Repeat the same exercise in passe on both legs.
    Also work on your core, you need to really pull up, and engage your abs, so do a few strengthening excercises like sit-ups/crunches.

    Hope this helps

    Abbie

    Comment by Abbie — October 19, 2006 #

  2. sounds to me like you need to find your centre. This is what Barre work helps with.
    Also, make sure you pull up your tummy muscles for centre work. Pilates classes can help with this technique a heck of a lot!
    J

    Comment by Jen — October 19, 2006 #

  3. You are probably not keeping your knees pulled up (i.e. they are slightly bent). Maybe you are also letting your weight get back in your heel, you have no control that way, the ball of the foot has to bear more weight to keep control and be able to turn out. Keep your stomach pulled up, think of pulling your hips up with your lower back and stomach muscles to take the weight off your legs, and also keep the working leg’s foot very pointed and stretched. Is your upper back dropping?

    Comment by Zoe — October 19, 2006 #

  4. Be sure your not on your back toes but your front toes. And be sure you are over your standing leg. As Zoe said you may not be pulling your knees up.

    Comment by Nancy — April 9, 2007 #

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