10 Exercises to Improve Dance Posture

[@CokoOno]

Hi Alexey, I decided to start doing these exercises every day as part of my routine to try to stay dance fit while I'm in lockdown - I'm living in New Zealand, and we have been in lockdown for over 3 weeks here now. Managed to find a suitable pole lying around the house! I've always struggled with shoulder and back problems which make it difficult for me to keep a good posture when I'm dancing. Have to say that I've noticed a big improvement since doing these exercises - was very painful at first haha but now I feel so much more flexible and strong. Looking forward to when I can finally practice with my dance partner again as I'm sure he will notice a difference. Thanks for your excellent videos!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Wow, thank you so much for sharing it, I am so happy to hear that you have noticed the progress! Keep it up! All the best to you, and keep me updated on your progress:)

[@roxanndonahue3785]

Absolutely love the way you present your material. Thank you for being such a generous teacher.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you ☺️

[@kwokmy]

Got the shoulder join injury before, underwent physiotherapy, it helped but the type of exercise was dull. Until then I found your video, very clear instructions to follow along. I did the first exercise only as a beginning everyday. My shoulder movement capability improved. Now I am quite confident to go further to the next exercise. My target is to be able to complete all your exercises. You are very generous to make such a well-presented video. Thank you very much👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Suzakitten]

Brilliant tutorial, I’m going to add this to playlist to practice to. It’s good to see you back

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

👍🏻✌🏻😊

[@sharonchen5119]

Very good. I started using the stick to exercise my upper body after watching this video

[@stacyrice814]

Best demonstration and routine I've ever seen!!! I'm not a dancer, would love to be one though. Sadly I have ZERO rhythm and I'm extremely clumsy!!! 🤣 I've spent way too much time & money on physical therapy trying to correct these exact issues that were initially caused by a car accident, then compounding over time with arthritis since 1989. Not only have you addressed how to improve all the problems with bad posture, but you are excellent at explaining how these stretches work. And you demonstrate how, and stress the need, to start in the easiest positions, then build up to harder ones. This will keep many from injuring themselves unintentionally. You have as deep of an understanding of the mechanics of our bone structure and the muscle functions as any medical person. You also have created a routine that flows and is way more fun to do!!! So happy to have stumbled across your channel and will be sharing it with all my friends, doctors and physical therapists!!! Thank you for brightening and enlivening my daily stretching exercises. They have been boring and I've struggled to make myself do them for years, pure drudgery. I plan to check out your dance videos too. Who knows, you might be the first person to teach this old dog a new trick 😋

[@bevcroft7875]

i love this ,after having surgery on both shoulders this has really helped

[@gigistybr5886]

Hi Alexey, for me personally this is your best Video ever (and I do have a stick..!) Your routine is simple and can be highly effective..thank you so much!!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

I am very glad Gigi!!! Yes exercises are easy but yet very effective! 👍🏻😊

[@esmeralda42]

This is brillant! Thank you so much, Alexey! 💃♥️👍

[@santhiyag1650]

Thes exercises are very helpful. Thank you.

[@Karolinute1]

I am getting ready for a dance competition in Philadelphia on March 27th 2022. I will be dancing the waltz. This will help my posture. I often dance the waltz a bit too fast! I have to remember it is not a race!

[@MsBrieBrutal]

OMG thank you for your videos! I saved them so I can start doing them in the morning before starting my day!

[@tamaracarless4613]

Alexey - your exercises are extremely helpful for dancing and can so easily be done at home, Love it, Plus you are upbeat and personable which is much appreciated.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you very much for your kind words Tamara ! 🙌🏻

[@hovermunoz5768]

Hello Alexey...first of all, your english is perfect for not native speakers. Second your tips are excellent. Thank you for sharing with us..

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you so much I really appreciate your encouragement! 🙏🏻😊

[@jonellewilkins1520]

These exercises are the best! My instructor stresses posture constantly! He is always asking if I feel my spine is aligned. I'm not exactly sure how that should feel on my own. I am hoping these exercises help me feel that and make it a habit. Make me stronger.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you !! I hope this exercises will help you feel your posture better !!!

[@juliaryazanova9278]

Молодец ! Очень важные упражнения для осанки . Прекрасное видео . Рада видеть снова и буду заниматься Спасибо огромное.

[@eleanors7649]

Finally figured how to navigate this KZbin thing. These are great exercises that I use my yoga strap to do. Thanks for the reinforcement.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Eleanor 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mjr541]

Amazing exercises ! Wow ! I dodn't know these existed. Very well taught: clear, pleasant and dynamic teaching. I've done them three times times so far. I'm not a dancer. I'm an amator latin dance ''dancer''. I'm naturally very flexible but had never really trained my upper body (isolation, coordination). And never that way. Fantastic ! I really enjoy doing the stick exercises.

[@gigistybr5886]

Very clear instructions, even for (hopeless) beginners..thank you, Alexey!

[@trevorbaker639]

This is just what I need right now. I am in isolation (#covid19) and need some good exercise routines to make sure I am ballroom fit and ready to hit the floor when this is all over. I do not think I can get my arms all the way around at the moment, but then Alexey, you are a few years younger than me! Stay save, stay well, keep dancing!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Great strategy Trevor. Good luck to you in your practice🙌🏻😊

[@trevorbaker639]

Thank you Alexey, the posture routine is going well. I am also going to try out your Rumba and Cha-cha tutorials and get those old Latin hips working again! Though I wish I had a studio like yours to work in.

[@Cherry-es3dp]

I've been Search a Video about Dancing Skills for a Month but this Video Gives me a Chance to Improved my Dancing Skills, Thank you so Much.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

You very welcome 🙏🏻

[@skinnywu44]

thanks for your video, following with u to do exercise is fun and useful.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

I am glad to hear that you find my videos fun and useful, all the best to you!

[@tinakuczaj3958]

That was amazing. Brilliant i was lookimg for something to help with my upperbody posture for bellydance and that was perfect. I already have a cane for belly dance. But i love that this stretches and strengthens at the same time. As im tight from workimg in a barbershop all day .

[@patsytchao2951]

You are such an inspiration, Alexey . Thank you for your posts.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

🙌🏻❤️

[@lara-mariegalle73]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm am irish dancer, no ballroom dancer but its exactly what I was looking for 🥰

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Lara-Marie Galle Awesome, I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@LuceEvan]

I am so happy I found you *after* my exams are over and I have two months free time to train now 😅

[@melanatedmillennial]

Hello there 👋🏽. My name is Alicia, I’m a model in Atlanta! As a model posture is very important, & some of the best models I know, including my coach have dance backgrounds! ❤️. So I decided to browse KZbin for exercises that dancers do to polish my runway walk. Thank you dancers ❤️

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Yay am very glad to hear that. Good lack to you 🙌🏻

[@melanatedmillennial]

I refer your channel to others 👍🏽

[@SiFu46]

Wow!!! This is a great good exercise. I am sharing it with my students. Thank you for your tutorial. ❤️❤️❤️

[@mrs.reluctant4095]

Hi Alexey, thank you so much for these posture exercises!!! I did them today with my ballroom dance class, and I was surprised how much they did for the dancers neckline. Great chest opener, I can recommend them for everyone! They had to dance a routine in samba today, mostly in shadow position, and dancing this they looked so much better than they did before, after they have been stretched this way. Plan to do more exercises with them now. All because of your great instructions. Thanks!!!!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Reluctant Excellent, this is awesome! Thank you for shearing it with me :) All the best !!!

[@Nikkioflaguna]

Wow! These are great exercises. My goal is to improve my posture and have better balance so I can become a more centered human being and ballroom dancer! Thank you so much for providing the tools I need to achieve success. Now I just have to use these tools....

[@NikkiMcKiinney]

seriously beyond grateful for your content!!! thank you so much!!!!

[@_Grzesiek]

My favorite dance posture exercises!!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

👍🏻😊 I am using it myself regularly as a morning warm up.

[@angiangelica9012]

Wow very good warming ! You are really good teacher Alexey!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

thank you!!!

[@denitsaangelova.]

It's difficult 😀 but I'll do it daily and hopefully I'll make progress. Thank you so much for the video and great explanation!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Denny Angelova you’re very welcome I’m very glad you find it helpful! Keep doing it regularly!

[@galynap4764]

Thank you so much, it feels very good. Helping after 8 hours with computer as well as with dancing. You are the best!!!

[@yeemener3668]

Love love love this exercise very much !!! Thanks Alexey 😊

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you ! Glad that you like it

[@MeowLyrics26]

Thank you so much. By posting this video it helps me a lot on my reports on my major subject. 😇😇

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Judy Asingua Very glad to hear that!!! Good luck to you!

[@moonchild7456]

Hi--I didn't watch this one yet, but will. However, I wanted to let you know that I hurt my back doing one of your exercises, the one aimed at correcting forward head posture. I didn't realize it when I was doing it because it felt good, my shoulders hanging down, and so I probably stayed too long in the posture (against the wall). Later I had a horrible back spasm and upon researching, learned that I likely strained my erector spinae muscle. I nursed it for a week, and it's better now, but you may want to give a little more caution to people when doing this exercise. Thank you!

[@briribalta3698]

Thanks you for this video. This is exactly what I need. All your videos are very helpful!

[@keren-oralmogi1858]

u r great, i just love all your videos, please continue like that.thank u very much

[@saidasaida8997]

Благодарю вас , Алексей ! Прекрасное видео, важная тема . Эти упражнения выполняются также и в художественной гимнастике , они очень эффективны . Вы молодец ! Выполняете ли вы упражнения для закачки спины ?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Saida Saida спасибо большое ! Да обязательно нужны упражнения для закачки мышц, они должны идти комплексом с этими упражнениями. Я планирую сделать видео на эту тему тоже ! Спасибо ещё раз !!!

[@veenavnair8410]

Hi .I loved the way you explained & demonstrated.I am a 44year old mohiniyattam student.i have a back issue also.i tend to hunch during my dance.can I do all these exercises ? thanks and regards, Veena

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

veena v nair yes these exercises are very safe. But still pay attention to your body and maybe make some adaptations for yourself.

[@veenavnair8410]

Thank you

[@OhayoMacchiato]

This is great, Alexey! I'm always trying to consciously get my posture correct. I slouch a lot at my computer

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Awesome I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@tatianazarta8939]

Awesome!!! Thank you so much 🤗👏 👏 👏

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

😊✌🏻

[@doyleebersole8754]

This has been very helpful and I am using this routine often. Thank you!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you for letting me know that Doyle! I am happy that it is helpful!

[@noprobllama9747]

Nice exercises, thanks Alexey

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you !!!

[@amymiller6854]

Fantastic! Thank you! 🙌🏻

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Amy Miller 🙌🏻😉

[@ryszardsynowiec1547]

Nice to see you again 😊!

[@monicanica292]

Wowww!!! Loved it ! Very useful.

[@jiaren2679]

Great exercises and tips! Just like the other foot works exercises you had posted, they are so important and fundamental to ballroom💃which my teacher overlooked or didn't emphasize. Now I understand why I can't have or keep good postures during the whole course of dances. Will start to use and keep these exercises as my dance routines. Thanks Alexey😍

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Jia I’m glad you found this exercise is helpful! Use it consistently and then share your results! 😊

[@jiaren2679]

Ballroom with Alexey Will do 😄

[@bobwright3438]

Exactly what I am working on , THX !!!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Bob Wright 👍🏻

[@juliajulia2125]

Hi Alexey, could you explain how to work my head during dancing ? I mean the sharpness:) how to turn it as bruscly as ballroom dancers do :) perhaps there is some exersices , and thanks so much for your lessons!

[@xiujiaogao2577]

You are awesome! Really love your videos!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you very much !!!

[@NextChapter3]

Hi Alexey, Thank you for this video. I found it innovative and comprehensive. Would it make a difference if we use a stretch band which you used in the other posture video? Or would you recommend a wooden stick? Thank you!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you, you can totally use either or. Trying see what’s works better for you. ✌🏻😊

[@NextChapter3]

Thank you! 🌞👏

[@dwyang2307]

I really like your lessons, thank you 🙏

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

Thank you. Well I just moved to Beaumont if you accept new students would love to learn more.

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Nichole, I think I know you, I seen you at sway ballroom dance, in Laguna Hills, that’s where I teach! ✌🏻 Or maybe I am wrong.

[@vanessareinke4672]

Awesome tutorial!!!

[@hx7109]

Thank you so much! I love this video!😊

[@renatestellnberger6749]

Very good exercises! How long is rhe stick?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Renate, I am glad you you liked this exercises! Stick is approximately 4 feet long. You can totally use your broom stick or something like that.

[@renatestellnberger6749]

Ballroom with Alexey 😘thanks Alexey

[@juanm128]

For the 5 exercise at 6:25, i not even close to do the full movement. The 6 one that is the same in reverse also can't do it. But i will keep trying until i become able to do it. Can i do this routine all days? Should i do the whole routine, then repeat 3 or 4 times or just do every exercise 3 o 4 times and then move on to the next one? Thanks for all the help!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Yes it’s totally normal that you are experiencing some challenges with the range of movement. Remember to take those exercises slowly and adapted to your range. Take a wider stick and move your hands further apart. You can do them daily but make sure that you are careful.

[@drmgmh1979]

Great advice, thanks

[@millybify]

This is great. Thank you!

[@eeee9748]

The exercise you do at 7:50 i can't even do at all! Even with my hands as wide as they can go on the poll... what would you recommend?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Andrew No worries it is ok, just gradually develop your flexibility using other exercises. And be consistent.

[@macksprouse787]

I use a Thera band. It adds tension all through the movement

[@lamiaprokrity3908]

Video starts at 3:00 you're welcome

[@jimmytrinhgiangchannel8412]

Thanks 💝🌹

[@BlueStar4040]

Dows this work for figure skating??? (its rlly just a hobby but still wanna know)

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Absolutely!

[@NextChapter3]

thank you!!

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

😊✌🏻

[@sschalkwyk]

Anytips on keeping your balance during turns?

[@dariabanach5057]

These exercises will definitely help me. How many repetitions would you recommend for each exercise to start and to work towards?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Hi Daria, thank you. You can start by doing each exercise 8 times and than get to 12. I would say, follow your feelings moor then number of repetitions, if you can do more, do more, it will not hurt. 🙌🏻

[@dariabanach5057]

@@ballroomwithalexey3951 Thanks!

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

Lol I don’t know where my comment went. But yes I remember now. I like Stephen. I just need to learn fast. If I take from another I want to do it in addition to. Thinking two different styles to develop my own. Unless it’s a bad idea. The lead and follow thing is tricky

[@maia.saraswati]

❤️ from Indonesia

[@shivambhadauriavines8388]

Love from India

[@carlosclaros5454]

greetings from bolivia

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Hi there, nice to meet you!

[@vienbuixuan2800]

How length of stick ?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Approximately a lengthy of a broom 🧹

[@yelloworangered]

Info starts at 3:00.

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

You’re awesome. Do you teach? If so where

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

Thank you, Nichole. Yes I teach in orange county in California. ✌🏻

[@StellxProductions]

My dance teacher literally sent me this video

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

This is super cool✌🏻

[@mihterence7322]

Where are you from

[@Jovyjenn]

Napunta lang naman ako dito kasi gagawin namin sa PE🤭🥺♥️

[@mikhil5094]

My shoulder joint popped out. Is that okay?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

No man, this is doesn’t sound good, are you OK?

[@cristinarengel213]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MrSilverfish12]

Who's using a broomstick? 😂😂

[@erin1980]

im not even a ballroom dancer why am i here

[@philliptoone]

... but you never told us how big is your stick?

[@ballroomwithalexey3951]

It is the length of a regular broom.

[@earlrussell1026]

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[@sanjayupadhyay3252]

Love from India