Ballerina Side Développé workout - improve height and strength

Hello Everyone!
welcome back to my channel!
Today I am going to be sharing with you a little snippet of one of my exclusive workouts on BWI ( Ballet With Isabella)
it's tough, it's mean and its really really good!
A strong body and hips for a dancer is imperative if you want results and want to dancer lighter, faster, cleaner.
When I worked on my core, and the correct muscles for developpê, which includes a lot of the deep rotators - my balance improved when in these extended poses as well as my height of leg and strength.
This is what this workout is all about!
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Isabella was the first brit to graduate from the Vaganova ballet academy before becoming a soloist with the Mikhailovsky ballet and the moving to London to become a freelance artist and now full time coach to pro students and adults offering Elite Private lessons.
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[@sophiahennequin6602]

Hi! I have been doing these exercices for a week now, and I already see the difference! I literally gained 3 degrees higher . Thanks!

[@donjohnson4347]

But can u hold it at the height u reach for at least a minute

[@balletwithisabella]

when you're done head to my platform and try the strength for developpe class! www.balletwithisabella.com sooo good!

[@sabrinatscha2554]

How many sets do you do, and how often do you do them? Every third day, or every weekday?

[@fordshaw5833]

Seems clear you love your art and to share it. Much of the progress an athlete makes in their sport or art amounts to the quality of instruction and support they receive from their coaches; or, as in your case - ballet master. I never realized how important nurturing the discipline of training is for the physical and mental strength needed to advance technically as a dancer. And, your dealing with girls and women all at different places in their lives. How you draw that out and motivate it is different for each dancer. There are priceless life lessons to be taught and learned from ballet training that a girl carries with her into adulthood. The trick to it all, as far as the dancer is concerned is to stay positive and keep focused.

[@vkomhlov]

Great exercises before class!!!😊

[@lvanni8564]

Amazing follow along tutorial! I've been looking everywhere for this! Thank you!

[@Missxavess]

Same! So happy I found this!

[@1989Taylorsversion3]

These are really helpful! Thank you so much!

[@balletwithisabella]

Try my platform for much more! balletwithisabella.com

[@sofiasfae1846]

Ok so I started the 20 day challenge he but then I went on a trip and forgot to do it 😭🔫 so we’re starting again!! Day 1: ✅ Day 2:✅ Day 3:✅ Did it at night but still did it 💪🏼

[@balletwithisabella]

You can do it! 💪

[@VivianWang-2011]

Yup

[@hanqing10]

I need this so badly🤩🤩Thank you🙏 Can you also film exercises that strengthen ankle to have a high demi pointe?

[@balletwithisabella]

try my balance course and amazing feet course on my platform www.balletwithisabella.com

[@javiersanchez8440]

Fantastic ❤

[@anivalbenavidez3839]

Hello Isabella. I hope your having a great day. This is a very helpful routine. Could you showcase a pointe/arch improvement routine for foot flexibility. I have a hard time pointing my toes in my gymnastics class when I do exercises like; L sits, leg raises, handstands, splits, etc. My feet are weak and cramp up. Also I lack in arches. Have a great day Isabella. Wishing you the best!🙏🙏

[@balletwithisabella]

try my amazing feet course on my platform! www.balletwithisabella.com

[@karlamarin1982]

❤ thank you

[@Whyyysisisisjhhajauajsjs]

Doing the 20 day challenge (with other exercises as well for ankle and balance just strength in general) 1. ✅

[@AnnetteLouiseBickford]

Can you please do something on improving flexibility?

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Wow. I’m having a lot trouble stabilizing myself. Any tips on what muscles I should work on just to be able to do this exercise in proper form? 😅

[@Whyyysisisisjhhajauajsjs]

For me the way I was laying on the floor was wrong I was leaning to one side a but more try to just be right in the middle hopefully that helps

[@bambiana]

i dont have money to buy the real video, can i only do this?

[@donjohnson4347]

So what muscle are actually strengthening to hold up the leg an is there any other way?

[@mabharry1458]

I actually think it is a hip muscle. I don’t know the exact name, but you definitely shouldn’t feel it all in your quads. Then you’re doing it wrong. I did it wrong for quite some years, wondering why my leg wouldn’t get above 90 degrees. Turns out I just used the wrong muscles. Maybe as a test to feel the muscles that you are supposed to use, just lift your leg with your hands (make sure it is turned out) and then let go of it, trying to keep it at that height. Then you feel it kinda cramping. I don’t know if you just wanted to know the name of the muscle and are already doing it right, but I hope it helped.

[@donjohnson4347]

@@mabharry1458 ok, because sometimes I would follow the same excersize seen an having the right posture an doing the same movement but the result from it is totally different from what is seen an what is expected. This is why I ask what muscle to be work out an if there is any other way

[@balletwithisabella]

hip, glute and obliques! along with a lot of core control

[@hiccup08]

Is it normal to get lots of cramps in my hips when doing this?

[@taysi.2788]

It probably means they’re weak so you have to strengthen them I got a lot of cramping too in the beginning now I don’t much

[@mh9015]

Owww. That means it's working 😂